# Birds of Britain Pocket Guide — A handy guide to British birds

> Comprehensive digital field guide for identifying and logging British birds. (iPhone/iPad app by Spiny Software Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birds-of-britain-pocket-guide/id419358365 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Spiny Software Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/298766053)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 59 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 195 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch
- Released: 2011-03-02
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birds-of-britain-pocket-guide/id419358365/reviews.md

## What is Birds of Britain Pocket Guide?

Our apps are British-made, by British naturalists - we know our stuff! Fantastic photos, songs, calls, distribution maps and detailed information for over 200 birds - all the common and best known birds in Britain arranged by family or alphabetically. The specially written bird notes cover the appearance, habitat, diet, lifespan, nesting habits, rarity status, and distribution in Britain, as well as interesting facts. 

The photo-based Bird Finder will quickly identify a mystery bird, then you can mark it as seen, add your own photos, and make a note about it. Automatically note the current date, time, latitude, longitude and Grid Reference. The app includes iCloud syncing, so that if you have more than one device (iPhone, iPod or iPad) your sightings will automatically synchronise.

"I don't say this often, but you guys should charge more for this neat little piece of work! I almost feel guilty now, for the price!" - AppStore review

Great features! This is the ONLY budget British bird app with the following features: 
• A photo-based BIRD FINDER based on appearance, habitat, location, date and more 
• Carefully selected photos of MALES, FEMALES and JUVENILES, to show the main features 
• Labelled photos of KEY FEATURES 
• A COMPARE IMAGES feature 
• A SONG or CALL for EVERY BIRD 
• A HISTORY feature to make it easy to go back to the last bird you looked at 
• Select the birds for the area WHERE YOU LIVE 
• European distribution maps for EVERY BIRD 
• A BACK-UP system so you can save your data 
• iCLOUD syncing to synchronise your sightings across your devices 

The Pocket Birds app includes birds that are likely to be seen without making a special trip, plus well-known species. Want more? For the full works, look for Birds of Britain Pro: A Field Guide.

## Key features

- Photo-based Bird Finder
- Detailed bird information
- Songs and calls for every bird
- Distribution maps
- Log sightings with location
- iCloud syncing
- Compare bird images

## Recent user reviews (10 of 59)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birds-of-britain-pocket-guide/id419358365/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Location Information

*2024-12-30*

The App is great but would be much better if the location of sightings were given as What3words location rather than Latitude and Longitude.

### 5/5 — So useful

*2024-12-12*

I use this app at least once or twice a week, either to ID new birds or to confirm ID on things I think I know!  It’s so useful: easy and intuitive to use, and gives more than just a simple ID, including calls, and images of birds at different stages of development.

### 4/5 — Not to bad

*2024-06-14, version 2.3.0*

Not to bad

### 5/5 — Great tool finding and spotting birds

*2024-03-29*

Great way of finding and spotting birds. I use this for leashes and also with my class when out on first school or trips.

### 5/5 — Excellent app

*2022-11-29, version 2.3.0*

Congratulations on this steadily improving app. Marvellous. 1st class. Get it now!

### 1/5 — Too many missing birds

*2022-09-25*

Lots of British birds missing on this app - informed the writer - Hilary Lind who confirmed birds are deliberately left out so people will put Purchase their Birds of Britain Pro App for £12 - don’t waste your money with this. They claim to be helpful and listen to recommendations but they’re not. Use Merlin instead - the writers are always welcome there to update their lists at no extra cost - or excuse

### 5/5 — Good App

*2022-04-12*

This is a nice app.  Useful info, decent pics. Altogether a really nice app.  A few species could be added - Great White Egret, Mediterranean Gull and a few others, but I’m sure they will come in forthcoming upgrades. John

### 3/5 — Some birds not listed

*2022-01-12*

When I first purchased this app I thought it was fantastic however, lately when I’ve been out and tried to ID a bird, the bird has not been listed in the app, i.e., Great Egret and Twite which are both reasonably well known in the UK which is very disappointing so now I’m thinking of purchasing an alternative app so I don’t miss out on a positive ID. Sometimes a quick ID is needed while the bird is in front of you. Waiting until getting and home to Google normally means the characteristics of the bird have been lost from memory.

### 5/5 — Great app but missing some birds

*2021-06-06*

I have had this app for years and use it all the time and love it. It’s easy to use, has good quality pictures, and has all the most common birds and songs that most people will need. It’s missing some that I am interested in though, so please keep adding to the species lists, e.g. like Cirl bunting and Golden Oriole, and more song clips please (still missing for some species).

### 4/5 — Very good app, but...

*2021-05-12, version 2.3.0*

I really like this app but a cursory look showed that the Shrikes that can be seen in Britain (Red Backed and Great Grey) are missing. May find more omissions on a deeper inspection, but I hope not.

## Frequently asked questions about Birds of Britain Pocket Guide

### What does the Birds of Britain Pocket Guide app do?

This app serves as a digital field guide to British birds. It provides detailed information, high-quality photos, songs, calls, and distribution maps for over 200 common and well-known bird species in Britain. You can use its photo-based finder to identify birds and log your sightings with automatic location and date data.

### What are the key features of this bird identification app?

Key features include a photo-based Bird Finder, carefully selected photos of males, females, and juveniles, labelled photos of key features, a compare images function, songs or calls for every bird, a history feature, European distribution maps, and iCloud syncing for cross-device synchronization of your sightings.

### How much does the Birds of Britain Pocket Guide app cost?

The app is a paid application, as indicated by its pricing model. Users can purchase it once to access all its features without additional costs or subscriptions. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

### What devices is the Birds of Britain Pocket Guide app compatible with?

The app is designed for Apple devices and supports iCloud syncing, meaning your sightings can synchronize automatically across your iPhone, iPod, and iPad. It is a British-made app by British naturalists.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for birdwatchers, nature enthusiasts, hikers, and anyone interested in learning about and identifying the birds they encounter in Britain. It's particularly useful for those who want a comprehensive and portable guide to British avifauna.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.0 — 2020-05-20

Updated to run correctly on all current devices.

### 2.2.0 — 2018-05-29

The app has been updated to keep it running smoothly, and more birds and more photos have been added.

### 2.1.4 — 2014-10-22

Great new features have been added! You can now import your own photos into the app - simply tap the camera icon to take a photo or to choose a photo from your Photo Library. There's a new image browser, and many more nest and egg photos.

Hope you enjoy the changes!

### 2.1.3 — 2013-09-24

Updated for iOS7.

The app has been updated to keep it running smoothly, and six new birds have been added: the Nightjar, White-tailed (Sea) Eagle, Turtle Dove, Black-tailed Godwit, Dartford Warbler and Kittiwake. In addition, iCloud syncing has been added, to automatically synchronise your sightings across devices (iPhone, iPod and iPad). iCloud syncing is initially off, so if you would like to use it, please go to the Settings section of the app to enable it.

### 2.1.2 — 2013-02-26

Many great new images have been added. In addition, the update fixes a random crash that occurred on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 running iOS6.

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## More apps by Spiny Software Ltd

- [Birds of Britain Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birds-of-britain-pro/id360451309)
- [Chirp! Bird Songs & Calls USA](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chirp-bird-songs-and-calls-usa/id364891918)
- [Chirp! Bird Songs UK & Europe](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chirp-bird-songs-uk-and-europe/id373561269)
- [Chirp! Bird Songs Canada](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chirp-bird-songs-canada/id386320312)
- [Birds of Britain Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birds-of-britain-lite/id388411490)

All apps by Spiny Software Ltd: https://appshunter.io/developer/298766053

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