bird-spottingn.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdˌspɒtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌspɑdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., spotting n.

Etymology: < bird n. + spotting n. Compare earlier birdwatching n. and slightly later bird spotter n.

The activity or hobby of observing birds in their natural environment and recording their appearance in particular locations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > bird-watching

birdwatching1846

bird-spotting1926

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > spotting trains, watching birds, etc. > [noun]

bird-spotting1926

trainspotting1951

loco-spotting1952

gricing1968

grice1971

twitching1977

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).

单词	bird-spotting
释义	bird-spottingn. Brit. /ˈbəːdˌspɒtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌspɑdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., spotting n. Etymology: < bird n. + spotting n. Compare earlier birdwatching n. and slightly later bird spotter n. The activity or hobby of observing birds in their natural environment and recording their appearance in particular locations. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > bird-watching birdwatching1846 bird-spotting1926 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > spotting trains, watching birds, etc. > [noun] bird-spotting1926 trainspotting1951 loco-spotting1952 gricing1968 grice1971 twitching1977 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). < n.1926
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