Bird tourism factoid request

[Carl Clifford <>]

Denise,

I think really, the terms are interchangeable and are commonly used so. 
Birdwatcher being the term which arose in the UK, while Birder is the 
equivalent from the USA. My on computer Dictionary, the Oxford American 
says that a Birder is a Birdwatcher.
Cheers,

Carl Clifford


Denise Goodfellow wrote:
> In my hunt for papers (I'm doing a PhD), I came across an American one that
> drew a distinction between these two terms.  Unfortunately I didn't note it,
> but perhaps someone else could find it.
> Denise
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> on 22/5/08 9:32 PM, Rosemary Royle at  wrote:
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> > I think the original email used the tem "birdwatcher" not "birder". I would
> > say that all RSPB members count themselves birdwatchers, hence the "statistic"
> > is OK.  
> >
> > But many would not necessarily be birders - they would not even have heard of
> > the term as it is not really in general public use. In the UK at least,
> > "birder" definitely implies more dedication and seriousness than
> > "birdwatcher". 
> >
> > Rosemary Royle, Wales, UK