Bird book in my pocket
I love the fact this bird book is with me all the time. However, I do wish the naming of birds did not require me (a bit dyslexic) to get the spelling 100% right. Could they not have predicted text and cut me some slack?
Works on Apple silicon too!
I have always been a huge fan of this app on the iPhone and iPad. Just upgraded my laptop to an Apple silicon model and thrilled to have it working here as well. Hope to see an upgrade to the third edition in the autumn!
Not a good app
The illustrations and text is fine but the app is almost unusable because the navigation and search function is poorly designed. They seem to want you to find species by scrolling through families in groups by photo. Sometimes searching for a species by name works and sometimes it doesn't. A simple taxonomic list would be easier.
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Problem with video pack
Nice app, used the book for a number of years, is a logical development.
However, had problems trying to download video pack 3. It gets to about 80%, jumps to 100% and then says that it can’t complete the installation. Been trying for about a year, without success. Other 2 video packs have downloaded fine. Not a space problem, still have about 150Gb capacity left.
However, had problems trying to download video pack 3. It gets to about 80%, jumps to 100% and then says that it can’t complete the installation. Been trying for about a year, without success. Other 2 video packs have downloaded fine. Not a space problem, still have about 150Gb capacity left.
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My go to bird app also works on M1 Macs
This is my preferred bird id book in App form, and I use if I need to check something when out and about. I am delighted to say that not only does it work on my M1 iMac, opening at what I assume is a size used on iPads, but it can go to to full screen without much loss of definition to the illustrations.
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Most comprehensive field guide app available
I’ve been using this app for almost 5 years. It’s an incredible tool for those of you who are not well versed in the ornithology of the U.K./Europe and North Africa. The features that help narrow down likely species in certain countries and habitats based in the info you supply from your own visual assessments will catapult your learning and is far easier than flicking through the book version.
I work as a professional ornithologist and this app is such a vital tool not only saving weight on the bulky books I used to carry but also providing a lot of the songs and calls alongside the classic Collins ID plates. If I ever need to double check anything this is always my first port of call.
Cannot recommend it enough, it’s pricey... but so is the book and this covers far more.
I work as a professional ornithologist and this app is such a vital tool not only saving weight on the bulky books I used to carry but also providing a lot of the songs and calls alongside the classic Collins ID plates. If I ever need to double check anything this is always my first port of call.
Cannot recommend it enough, it’s pricey... but so is the book and this covers far more.
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Add new feature
Could you please support searching by the Other language name of bird ( thats already added in the flag icon ) ?
Thanks for your great App 🌷🌷🦆🦆🐥🐥
Thanks for your great App 🌷🌷🦆🦆🐥🐥
Pretty good but not without problems
Illustrations are the best in the business and juxtaposition of other, tricky comparison species really helpful. However, try finding geese in a hurry and where are Lesser Redpolls? If you select the broad category area for geese it starts with ducks then scrolls through Eagles and other, unrelated species before eventually arriving at geese. I gave up several times before realising I needed to continue scrolling through, which is unhelpful in the field. What makes it worse is a text search of ‘geese’ returns nothing whatsoever. Needs addressing and I’d give it five stars; as it stands I’d like to give 3.5.
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@thetwitcher
This has to be the best app ever created for European birding! I have almost every other bird guide app. This is simple, powerful and easy to use in the field. A must have!
Now please make one like this for Australia 😄👍
Now please make one like this for Australia 😄👍
Update on my February review
Thanks for the small but very useful improvements. Introduction and topography diagrams now easily readable (larger font?) and distribution maps can now be enlarged.
Great!
Oh dear. With the August 2020 update, the labels on the topography diagrams in the Introduction seem to have shrunk again. Please make them bigger, or provide a zoom facility.
Great!
Oh dear. With the August 2020 update, the labels on the topography diagrams in the Introduction seem to have shrunk again. Please make them bigger, or provide a zoom facility.
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