birdwatching
birdwatching — noun
1. the leisure activity of going outdoors to look at wild birds, often with binocul
the leisure activity of going outdoors to look at wild birds, often with binoculars and a notebook, and trying to recognise the different kinds.
Esteban took up birdwatching during the pandemic and now keeps a careful list of every species he sees.
common pattern: take up + birdwatching
On Saturday morning Rin and her dad went birdwatching in the marshes near their grandmother's village.
common pattern: go + birdwatching
Birdwatching has become so popular in Taiwan that some hotels now offer guided tours at sunrise.
Hugo packed binoculars, a thermos of tea, and a notebook for a long day of birdwatching.
Aylin says birdwatching is the only hobby that gets her out of bed at five in the morning.
- birding
shorter, more enthusiast-flavoured term; popular in North America among serious hobbyists
- ornithology
the formal scientific study of birds, done by trained scientists rather than as a hobby
- twitching
British, informal; specifically the sub-hobby of chasing rare bird sightings, not casual watching
文法句型
go birdwatching
take up birdwatching
into / interested in birdwatching
用法筆記
Uncountable: never 'a birdwatching' or 'birdwatchings'. Often appears in the verb pattern 'go birdwatching', mirroring 'go fishing' and 'go hiking'. The compact one-word spelling is most common; 'bird-watching' and 'bird watching' both occur and mean the same thing.