bird-spottingn.
/ˈbəːdˌspɒtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌspɑdɪŋ/ The activity or hobby of observing birds in their natural environment and recording their appearance in particular locations.
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the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > bird-watching
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > spotting trains, watching birds, etc. > [noun]
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1926 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 25 May 3/1 Twenty-four boy scouts..assembled at the bird sanctuary Sunday morning at 6 o'clock, and from there began their hike for bird spotting and observation, which is one of their stunts in bird study.
1940 Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 22 Jan. 1/7 Several hikers who accompanied Father Link on his bird-spotting hike near Grafton reported they saw a good many robins too.
1964 Times 19 June 16/4 Truly dedicated observers..soon turn from bird-spotting to bird-watching, and notebooks which had ben filled with names and numbers begin to include more interesting data.
2016 Sunday Times (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 19 June If bird-spotting is your thing, there are more than 31 species to see in the area—from the Cape Turtle Dove to Egyptian Goose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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