The activity or hobby of observing birds in their natural environment and recording their appearance in particular locations.
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释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > spotting trains, watching birds, etc. > [noun] (12) bird-spotting1926 The activity or hobby of observing birds in their natural environment and recording their appearance in particular locations. trainspotting1951 The hobby or activity of observing trains and recording railway locomotive numbers, sometimes with other details. loco-spotting1952 = trainspotting, n. (now somewhat dated). gricing1968 the activity of gricers, train-spotting. grice1971 twitching1977 colloquial (originally British). The activity or hobby of collecting sightings of rare birds, esp. when practised obsessively, or by travelling great… Subcategories:— instance of bird watching (1) — train-spotter (3) — gathering of bird watchers (1) — bird watching expedition (1) |
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