/r/birding/

r/birding

731k members
r/birding is a subreddit with 731k members. The community frequently discusses bird, birding, birds, identification, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review birding, boardgames, and spotting scope, and the most common flair used is 📷 photo, 📹 video, art, bird id request, and discussion.
Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.

Popular Topics in r/birding

#1

Bird

229 posts
#2

Birding

95 posts
#3

Birds

60 posts
#4

Identification

29 posts
#5

Struggling

22 posts
#6

Heron

22 posts
#7

Tired

13 posts
#8

Hummingbird

13 posts
#9

Sparrow

11 posts
#10

Annoying

11 posts

Products Discussed in r/birding

Birding

86 reviews
#1
Nikon
4.3★ from 19 reviews
#2
Vortex
4.6★ from 16 reviews
#3
Panasonic
4.6★ from 8 reviews

Boardgames

35 reviews
#1
Stonemaier Games
4.8★ from 31 reviews
#2
Wingspan
5.0★ from 4 reviews

Spotting Scope

21 reviews
#1
Swarovski
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Vortex
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Vanguard
4.0★ from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/birding

#1
📷 Photo
: "I found one of the rarest birds in whole world on a scooter. 💙"
132 posts
#2
📹 Video
: "Fledgling learning to open peanuts"
24 posts
#3
Art
: "I’m a tattoo artist who recently got into birding. Now I only want to draw birds."
16 posts
#4
Bird ID Request
: "What kind of hummingbird is this? WA state"
16 posts
#5
Discussion
: "This sub's answer to "Create As Much Noise As Possible With 3 Native Songbirds""
6 posts
#6
Advice
: "Apartment complex destroying bird nests in shutters with babies and eggs in nest, this has to be illegal right?"
3 posts
#7
Meme
: "e"
2 posts
#8
Article
: "Albania is destroying a protected wild coast for President Trump’s son-in-law"
1 post

Member Growth in r/birding

Yearly
+92k members(14.5%)

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Last updated: June 8, 2026