bird-watch
verb (used without object)
to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.
bird-watching
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a word derived from
bird-watch.
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a word derived from
bird-watcher.
bird watchernouna person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
Example Sentences
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While others were perfecting their sourdough loaves or getting into bird-watching during the pandemic, Facundo Monteiro Kempf, a 35-year-old who works in cybersecurity for Microsoft, was memorizing Burgundian vineyard classifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
What’s different this time is that the couple who are considered the index case went bird-watching in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay before boarding the cruise ship, according to the World Health Organization.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
The Boys Of Dungeon Lane was inspired by his childhood in post-war Liverpool, and named after a road in Speke that leads to the Mersey shore, where the young McCartney would spend afternoons bird-watching.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Qiu even proposes repurposing some existing transmission towers, especially in the hills, into platforms for bird-watching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Penelope shook off a lonely pang and said, “You heard Mrs. Clarke, children. That is enough bird-watching for today. We are needed back at the house.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
