A great app to record birds sightings in the field!
The website that this app is linked to has been great for me to record my birding observations. Unlike ebird, it does not require one to enter any data other than the bird names, which makes it quick and efficient for me in the field. It allows you to use different bird taxonomy lists (like IOC, Clements, and others rather than Clements alone which I find very conservative. It will soon add Avilist as well. The app used to lag in features compared to the website, but in the recently released version it now has almost all the features from the website and the search features are much improved. Some disadvantages are the significant lag of publishing updated taxonomies (up to a year!) and of course, that this app is not free.
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Big Countries Crash App
Any time I go for Brazil or USA it always crashes
Amazing
It is a good app
Needs updating
App not matching birds for uk. Cannot add recent sightings of Boobys etc.
when will it be updated to current species naming conventions and sightings.
when will it be updated to current species naming conventions and sightings.
Used to be a slick app but no longer supported
I used to love this app but it no longer runs reliably on iOS for several years with zero support. Taxonomic updates takes years as well, but I guess that doesn’t matter cause you cannot use this part of the program. Save yourself a yearly $40 subscription for nothing.
Website is great; app is limited
Entering and viewing sightings is excellent on the website version of this tool. But the iOS app lacks so many features that it’s almost useless. Examples:
1) Cannot filter species by name or family. If you have a long list of species, you have to painfully scroll down. The filters are limited to date and location—if I knew those I wouldn’t need to look up species.
2) Species page doesn’t list sightings. It just shows first and last dates.
3) Entries list has no way to jump down to an early date. If you have lots of entries it’s tedious to scroll toward bottom.
4) New locations cannot be given a latitude/longitude. I might understand if you couldn’t select from a map like on the website, but you cannot even enter coordinates manually.
I’ll stick with the website for most uses unless/until the app is improved.
1) Cannot filter species by name or family. If you have a long list of species, you have to painfully scroll down. The filters are limited to date and location—if I knew those I wouldn’t need to look up species.
2) Species page doesn’t list sightings. It just shows first and last dates.
3) Entries list has no way to jump down to an early date. If you have lots of entries it’s tedious to scroll toward bottom.
4) New locations cannot be given a latitude/longitude. I might understand if you couldn’t select from a map like on the website, but you cannot even enter coordinates manually.
I’ll stick with the website for most uses unless/until the app is improved.
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Good App but Has it’s Limitations
I recently saw a pair of Common Mergansers in the UK but the app didn’t give me the option to add the species from its list; instead I had to say I saw 2 Red-Headed Mergansers - the list of species needs updating.
I’d also like to share information with groups of friends to see which species of birds we have all spotted. It’ll be useful for information gathering for various Bird Watching groups.
I’d also like to share information with groups of friends to see which species of birds we have all spotted. It’ll be useful for information gathering for various Bird Watching groups.
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Poor design
Unable to auto-populate location or weather which even the most basic of free general journaling apps are providing. Seriously! You are marketing your app for nature observations!
Totally avoid.
Totally avoid.
Really Basic Inadequate Functionality
You can’t even enter a geo location for an observation! A wildlife recording app where no longitude/latitude is a complete joke. Weather is nothing more than a free text notes field. Can’t add photos, no map. Very very basic and useless if you actually want to record useful details beyond species (with a few free text fields associated). Not really a wildlife app, bit of a waste of time.
Also, you can only record species that are included in validation lists. So forget insects, amphibians in most of the world, etc.
Also, orientation of some forms in iPad does not change to reflect the orientation of the device.
MS Excel is far more powerful.
Frustrating thing is it would be trivial development work to turn it into something useful.
Also, you can only record species that are included in validation lists. So forget insects, amphibians in most of the world, etc.
Also, orientation of some forms in iPad does not change to reflect the orientation of the device.
MS Excel is far more powerful.
Frustrating thing is it would be trivial development work to turn it into something useful.
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Awesome but...
Love it but I wish I could attach photos on the app. I can on the web based version on the computer, but it sound be most helpful to do it live in the field.
U can’t sign in
I can’t even sign in
Instant delete and review
I will instantly delete an app and give it 1 star if it’s required I sign in or create an account before I can use the app.
Should be zero star.
Should be zero star.
Good way to journal animals
Able to keep a list of birds and animals I have come across.
Would be most excellent to have accompanying photos in app.
Would be most excellent to have accompanying photos in app.
Very intuitive
It’s great!! Very simple to use
And the support from the Bird Journal team was excellent when I sent a question .
I imagine the premium would be very interesting if you had a lot of data or imported your prior records.
And the support from the Bird Journal team was excellent when I sent a question .
I imagine the premium would be very interesting if you had a lot of data or imported your prior records.
Rip off
Just upgraded to premium, and none of the promised additional features are available on the app! The app is exactly the same, just my pocket is lighter!
Would be useful to be able to share a trip
I love this app after a few days use.
I would love to be able to share Entries with another user of the app... If you’re out with a friend you could record on one phone and then share with the friend later.
I would love to be able to share Entries with another user of the app... If you’re out with a friend you could record on one phone and then share with the friend later.
Works well until it loses your data
This was the best of several apps I downloaded for keeping a birding life list. However, just when I was getting comfortable, I had to replace my phone, and when I restored my apps from my backup, this is the only app that wouldn’t reload. All my bird list was lost...nearly 300 species with sighting dates. So sad! Not sure if I should even start again, or find another service.
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Great Journal
Very good journal that is easy to use. Like the cross-platform capability. Hope the authors bring out a version for iOS that will show the pics upload via the desktop version.
Bringing order to my bird list
This was an app I didn't know I needed - until I started using it to record observations in the field. Now I am a convert, and have even started entering all my old bird lists formerly kept in notebooks and scraps of paper. Very easy to use - and great to have the list automatically synchronised between iPhone iPad and mac. Even the "free" version is very functional.
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Best Yet
I've tried several apps for recording bird sightings, but this is by far the best I've tried. Easy to use, and organized in a way that is intuitive for someone who just wants to keep a catalog of birds they have seen.
