Shore birds are a type of bird that live near or on the shoreline of bodies of water. The crossword solutions for the term shore birds include terns (5 letters), curlews (7 letters), erns (4 letters), GULLS (5 letters), ernes (5 letters), soras (5 letters), stilts (6 letters), and turnstones (10 letters). Terns are seabirds with long, pointed wings and a forked tail. Curlews are large wading birds with long, curved bills. Erns are small, stocky seabirds with short tails and short, thick bills. GULLS are medium to large seabirds with long wings and webbed feet. Ernes are small, slender seabirds with long, pointed wings and short legs. Soras are small, secretive marsh birds with short, rounded wings and short bills. Stilts are long-legged wading birds with long, thin bills. Turnstones are small, chunky shorebirds with short, stout bills.