bird watcher

American  

Or birdwatcher

noun

1. a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.

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bird-watcher British  

noun

1. a person who studies wild birds in their natural surroundings

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Other Word Forms

• bird-watching noun

Etymology

Origin of bird watcher

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

He recalled that Katherine, an avid bird watcher, said she wanted to be cremated and to have her remains scattered in the Montrose Beach area of Chicago, where there is a bird sanctuary.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022

A black bird watcher, Christian Cooper, asked Amy Cooper to leash her dog in Central Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

Well, I've been a bird watcher for most of my life.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2021

I’m a rotten bird watcher — I don’t know one bird from the other — but I know a bit more this year than I did last, I’ll tell you that.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2020

Miss Ellis was looking at the two of them like a bird watcher onto a rare species.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson