birding en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɜː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird English -ing English birding From bird + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) birdwatching
The time has come, however, for BirdLife Australia to foster debate about how to ensure that Australian bird names, birding and bird conservation are culturally and socially inclusive, and do not cause offence.
2022, Stephen T. Garnett, Golo Maurer, Georgia E. Garrard, “Why Australian common bird names should respond to societal change”, in Emu: Austral Ornithology, volume 122, number 2, page 150:
- (uncountable) The catching of birds; fowling