bird spottern.
/ˈbəːd ˌspɒtə/, U.S. /ˈbərd ˌspɑdər/ A person who or thing which spots birds; spec. a person who observes birds in their natural surroundings as a hobby, a birdwatcher. In quot. 1931, a game dog trained to spot a fallen bird.
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1931 Miami (Okla.) Daily News-Record 26 Feb. 8/4 He loves dogs and often judges at field trials, but is losing interest in the competitions because he thinks trainers are going in more for speed than accuracy in developing the bird spotters.
1935 Indianapolis Times 8 Jan. 18/6 The professional bird spotter is not to be confused with..amateurs..who, with the most honourable of intentions,..have observed cardinals, bluejays, and other birds in Indianapolis in the dead of winter.
1977 Q. Rev. Biol. 52 312/1 This book is not for the beginner... It is directed to the scientist and the knowledgeable North American bird spotter.
2013 Daily Tel. 5 July 18/5 An Australian bird-spotter has captured the best evidence in a century of a live night parrot, a rare creature that ranks among the world's most enigmatic avian species, scientists said yesterday.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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