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  1. MiddleRiver

    Bird Watcher vs Birder

    I'm in US, so the term 'twitcher' doesn't get used much. I've always assumed it's a Brit term and referes to birders who are mostly obsessed with rare/notable sightings and often jump in the car to drive hours for a stake out. Most birders (I know) will get wound up over rare/notable birds...
  2. MiddleRiver

    Bird Watcher vs Birder

    It reminds me of spelunking: spelunkers call ourselves 'cavers' and a sure sign of a noob is someone who asks 'are you into spelunking'? Birders refer to themselves as birders. That said, I've always preferred to be understood as someone who values watching birds over ticking off a list (tho I...
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