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birder Definition

birder (bʉrdər)

noun

a person who engages in bird-watching; bird-watcher

birder Usage Examples

Possessives

  • garden: Fieldfare Turdus pilaris One feeding on apples put out in a Selfoss birder's garden on 19th.
  • guide: A birder's guide to Bolivia: Part 1, the Bolivian Highlands.
  • list: Chile was a wonderful destination, and deserves to be high on every birder's list of planned destinations.
  • point: From the disabled birder's point of view it is a place that is accessible in part.

Converse of object

  • meet: I met an American birder, a day visitor, who was spending a few days in NZ prior to heading home.
  • visit: I work in two cities where the Ring-necked Parakeet is common, so I know the calls better than the average visiting birder.
  • offer: World-renowned as the headquarters of the World Wildlife Fund's project to save the Giant Panda, Wolong has much to offer the birder.
  • see: For the first time on the trip I saw another birder in the distance.
  • base: Phil Benstead is a freelance birder based in the UK and is available to lead tours to Sabah and other parts of Asia.

Adjective modifier

  • keen: Probably best of all is his brother 'The Blue Man ' , who is a keen birder in his own right.
  • serious: From a birding point of view, I appeared to be the only serious birder at the hotel.
  • English: There I met an English birder ( Sorry - didn't get your name, but I'm very grateful for the tip!
  • American: I met an American birder, a day visitor, who was spending a few days in NZ prior to heading home.
  • British: We triumphantly returned to our resort where a rather forlorn-looking British birder was hanging over a beer.
  • excellent: Peter is a missionary, and an excellent birder.

Modifies a noun

  • price: Early birder prices apply to deposits paid by Monday 21 August, after which published prices will apply.

Noun used with modifier

  • resident: A walk here with little Mass, the resident birder, should reveal more birds than you might find on your own.
  • expert: Tour Leader An expert birder, with experience of tour guiding.