From bird + lover.
birdlover (plural birdlovers)
- One who loves birds.
1955, Mervin F. Roberts, Budgies (parrakeets) as pets: a guide to the selection and breeding of parrakeets[1], page 8:Much ado was made about these rarities and a Japanese birdlover finally paid the fantastic price of $500 for the pair and took them back to Japan with him.
1964, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Volumes 18-19[2], page 126:First published in England, a quite fascinating account by a Norwegian birdlover of his experiences in rescuing and caring for golden eagles.
1999, Maurice Broun, Hawks Aloft: The Story of Hawk Mountain[3], page 19:Show me the birdlover who has not a deep-rooted sense of humaneness.
