# iBird UK Pro Guide to Birds — iBird Guide to Birds of the UK

> Comprehensive bird identification app for the UK and Ireland. (iPhone/iPad app by Mitch Waite Group.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibird-uk-pro-guide-to-birds/id424729739 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mitch Waite Group](https://appshunter.io/developer/297644126)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: $14.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 26 App Store ratings · 87 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 1.0 GB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Italian, Korean, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2011-03-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibird-uk-pro-guide-to-birds/id424729739/reviews.md

## What is iBird UK Pro Guide to Birds?

iBird United Kingdom and Ireland Pro, the world’s most popular identification app to birds of the UK, is now available as Version 10.06. iBird UK Pro now offers two powerful features: Birds Around Me (BAM) and Percevia™ smart search. Smart search lets you identify birds just like the experts while BAM only shows species that are found in your GPS area.  We’ve also added our new Time of Day search feature which lets you filter birds by activity intervals during day or night (Cathemeral), dawn and dusk (Crepuscular), during the day (Diurnal) or during the night (Nocturnal). 
More Details of What’s New: bit.ly/ibird-whatsnew

Whether you are an experienced birder or a beginner at birding, iBird UK Pro contains more birds than any UK app, including 343 common and rare species designated by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). 

With the iBird UK Pro’s avian matching system you can search for birds by color, location, shape, habitat or any one of our 38 identification field marks to find your bird. iBird's comprehensive species pages have 1,200 built-in bird songs, 1,500 professional high resolution bird photographs, 900 hand drawn composite illustrations and over 350 range maps.

Version 10.06 of iBird UK Pro Guide to Birds now includes iCloud for backing up and sharing your own photos, notes and favorites among all your devices and a migration feature for moving from Dropbox to iCloud.

** NOTE If you would like to try out iBird with no financial investment, check the newly released iBird UK LITE Free Guide to Birds of North America. It has all the features of paid iBird UK Pro, but contains just 50 species. And it’s completely FREE. **

Whether you are an experienced birder or a beginner, iBird UK is the most authoritative guide to UK Birds you’ll need. 

Features

iBird UK Pro Version 10.06 now contains these exciting features:

● iPhone X and retina-mode compatibility.

● Birds Around Me and Percevia smart search now available as in-app purchases.

● iBird now takes advantage of the high-resolution retina displays of the iPhone and iPad so the screen shows more information than ever.

● Contains the latest 2017 BTO checklist.

● View all birds by head which makes identification easier.

● Back up and sync favorites and notes with iCloud and share with all your devices and your friends.

● Fun new birder’s “stickers” to spruce up your text in Messages.

Other Features

iBird UK contains these time-tested features:

● The ‘Birds Around Me’ narrows the search list to just those birds centred on your GPS location, within a specified radius and a specific season. 

● The patented Percevia™ intelligent search prevents you from making the wrong choice when searching for your bird.

● The only birding app that includes both Illustrations and Photos.

● Spectrographic audio display brings insight to the structure of bird songs by allowing you to view the sound's frequency components. 

● Every species is shown perched and in flight and most show major seasonal, age and male/female variations.

● Identify 343 species of both native and rare birds.

● Save multiple personal species lists and your sightings in Notes which can be backed up and synced in iCloud.

● Hundreds of carefully selected and edited sound recordings from the Xeno-Canto Community of bird song recordists. 

● Filter birds by countries, regions and coasts, so that you see only the species likely to occur in your location.

● iBird’s icon-driven visual search engine, with 35 attributes, enables you to identify birds using shape, colour, location, habitat, head pattern, flight pattern, bill shape, length and much more.

● Search by common name, Latin name and the BTO 5 band code.

● Comprehensive seasonal and migratory range maps include subspecies. 

We invite all users to share their comments and ideas on our forum at www.whatbird.com/forum/

## Key features

- Birds Around Me (BAM) location-based search
- Percevia™ smart search
- Time of Day search filters (Diurnal, Nocturnal, etc.)
- Search by color, location, shape, habitat, or field marks
- 1,200 bird songs and 1,500 high-resolution photos
- iCloud backup and sharing for photos, notes, and favorites

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $14.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Birds Around Me | $2.99 | one-time |
| Percevia and BAM Bundle | $4.99 | one-time |
| Percevia Smart Search | $2.99 | one-time |
| Time of Day | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of iBird UK Pro Guide to Birds?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Excellent bird ID
- 🎶 Great bird songs/calls
- 📚 Wealth of information
- 🗺️ Useful range maps
- 📸 Good photos/illustrations
- 💡 Easy to use for novices
- 🚀 Quick identification
- 📱 Replaces physical guides
- ✅ Comprehensive content
- 🌟 Impresses other users
- ✨ Beautiful illustrations
- 💡 Useful for travel

**Cons**

- 💸 Overpriced/expensive
- 🐛 Extensions don't work
- ❌ Missing common birds
- 🔗 Journal integration broken
- ❓ Search is non-intuitive
- 📉 Basic features for price
- 🖼️ Images can be misleading
- 🤷‍♂️ Lack of updates
- 🚫 Unsupported app
- ⚠️ Blatant marketing lies
- 👎 Non-responsive to taps
- 😵 Tutorials don't work
- 📧 Insufficient support
- 🤔 Was better in previous version
- 🪲 BAM feature broken
- 😵‍💫 Awkward navigation
- 🖼️ Not enough illustrations
- 📊 Some range maps out of date
- 🔊 Bird songs too quiet
- 🗄️ No easy way to see summary lists
- 🗄️ Journal function missing
- 🤔 Some images 'off colour'
- 📱 Needs retina display optimizing

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Extensions do not work
- Journal integration does not work
- BAM feature is broken
- App is non-responsive to taps
- Tutorials do not work
- Favorites wiped
- App crashes on occasion
- Around me add on not accurate
- Some birds missing from database
- Some range maps are out of date
- Error in introduction date for Ring-necked Parakeet

**Most requested features**

- Update app for newer devices
- Improve BAM accuracy
- Add egg pictures
- More illustrations for different plumages (male, female, juvenile, seasonal)
- More photos of birds in flight (above and below)
- Ability to pull up a summary of all notes
- Improve search functionality
- Add multi-bird pictorial comparison (like North American version)
- List birds in taxonomic order
- Restrict by season(s) for trip preparation
- Make bird songs louder
- Update UK birds with illustrations and information from North American counterpart
- Add dark mode option
- Improve navigation and intuitiveness

## Recent user reviews (10 of 87)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibird-uk-pro-guide-to-birds/id424729739/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Unsupported

*2026-01-24, version 10.06*

Do not make my mistake and purchase. Unsupported app

### 2/5 — Search is non-intuitive

*2025-06-27, version 10.06*

New user. Failing to use search satisfactorily for obvious birds.  Disappointed

### 5/5 — iBird apps the Best

*2025-06-12*

I own iBird Pro, iBird Hawaii, iBird UK Pro Guides to Birds, iBird Journal and they are the BEST.  Never carry a printed guide again.  I have shared viewing of my app on adventure hiking with others and they are always impressed & plan to get them to use.  Thanks iBird for fantastic APPS and lightening our load!

### 3/5 — Good, but flawed

*2023-12-11*

Probably the best app for reference and is genuinely really useful; however, the extensions just don’t work. I’ve been using the app for a few years now and, although the dev team informed me they were looking into bug fixes to get it all working (emailed me when I voiced me problems to them), nothing was ever fixed and there’s been radio silence since. 
For the parts of the app that actually work, it’s good, so if you go for it, just get the base version.

### 2/5 — Disappointed !

*2023-12-08*

App is missing several birds regularly seen here.   Great Egret, Glossy Ibis..  app needs to be updated to match reality.

### 1/5 — Disappointed

*2023-10-08*

Why after purchasing this app do I find all the adjoining websites and information are down with the excuse of « Being updated with new software » How long is available soon? Be wary before purchasing

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work and insufficient support

*2022-03-05, version 10.06*

Non responsive to taps. Can’t take tutorials cause they don’t work. No response from support.

### 5/5 — Excellent bird ID for sights & sounds

*2021-05-18*

Excellent bird ID for sights & sounds - always return to iBird app to help with my identification. Fantastic app - thank you 😊

### 3/5 — Overpriced abs basic

*2021-01-16, version 10.06*

£14.99, and then you have to pay another £14.99 if you want the journal component? Very unimpressed. Bird ID U.K. provides most of the features you need for £3.99, or you can eBird completely free.

### 3/5 — Very good app about North America Bird

*2020-06-25*

But i have some mistakes about bird names. I send you a email about this .today. my name is Peter Lane

## Frequently asked questions about iBird UK Pro Guide to Birds

### What does iBird UK Pro do?

iBird UK Pro is a comprehensive identification app for birds of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It helps users identify birds using smart search, location-based suggestions, and detailed species information including songs, photos, and illustrations.

### What are the key features of iBird UK Pro?

Key features include Birds Around Me (BAM) for location-based identification, Percevia™ smart search for expert-like identification, and Time of Day filters. It also offers extensive species pages with songs, photos, illustrations, and range maps, plus iCloud syncing.

### How much does iBird UK Pro cost?

The app itself is free to download, but core identification features like Birds Around Me and Percevia smart search are available as in-app purchases. A free 'LITE' version is available with limited species for trial.

### What devices is iBird UK Pro compatible with?

The app is compatible with iPhones and iPads, taking advantage of high-resolution retina displays. It also supports iCloud for syncing across all your Apple devices.

### Who would benefit from using iBird UK Pro?

Both experienced birders and beginners will find iBird UK Pro valuable. It's designed for anyone interested in identifying birds in the UK and Ireland, whether for casual observation or serious ornithological study.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.06 — 2017-12-24

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

Besides compatibility with the iPhone X, this new version of iBird UK has Time of Day, Birds Around Me (BAM) and Percevia smart search features.

Time of Day Search 
The new Time of Day search feature lets you filter birds by activity intervals during day or night (Cathemeral), dawn and dusk (Crepuscular), during the day (Diurnal) or during the night (Nocturnal). Time of Day Notes which provide additional information about a species behavior are found on each species from a new Time of Day menu. The Time of Day feature is particularly useful for birders who are interested in night birding.

Abundance
Now you can search on the Abundance attribute which includes: Accidental, Casual, Common, Rare and Uncommon status.

### 10.04 — 2017-07-30

Fixed a crash being experienced by some users.
Birds Around Me (BAM) and Percevia Smart Search now available as in app purchases.

### 10.02 — 2017-05-03

Database is up to 50% smaller.
All new sound library.
Landscape mode now works for iPad.
Photo Center Facebook photo sharing works.
Free stickers for birders.
Completely updated for new British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) standards.

74 new species drawings found with Search->Illustration Update->10.0 and 10.1.
New Abundance search attribute.
Free 7-day trial for new in-app purchases for Birds Around Me (BAM) and Percevia smart search. See Navigation->Purchases screen.
View by Head via Set View/Sort Mode button.
Gallery mode now includes Common Names of species.
Compare iBird versions: bit.ly/about-ibird

### 6.1 — 2013-03-31

▶ MWG’s GREATEST UPDATE EVER! This 2013 version 6.1update has been optimized for the iPhone 5's taller screen, and we have added hundreds of new photos. 

▶ FULL SCREEN & LANDSCAPE VIEW FOR ILLUSTRATIONS – you can rotate the iPhone or iPad from portrait to landscape mode to see wider illustrations with no bars on the side and full zoom and pinch. 

▶ UPDATED PHOTOS - Added over 400 new photos and dozens of replacement photos.

▶ IMPROVED LABELS - The species Latin name, order, family and band code are now overlaid on the bottom part of the illustration in a semitransparent band.

▶ iCloud has been made more robust and an extensive Glossary has been added to the species page slider for easy access.

### 6.0 — 2012-07-14

▶ SAVE & LOAD SEARCH - Now you can save your selected search values and quickly load them later.

▶ RETINA ICONS - Retina Icons. We have updated all our icons to be compatible with the retina display, meaning they no longer have any jaggies. In the process we updated a lot of the icons in the tab bar and on the More page. Thanks to the customers who hammered us on this detail we kept putting off.

▶ COLOR PROMINENT - This is a new attribute we are really proud of because of how effective it is for matching birds. The Color Prominent attribute is the answer to the question, "What color of the bird is most conspicuous?" It’s the color that stands out the most and is the most striking. Secondarily it may be the color that makes up the largest percentage of the bird's coloring. Try this attribute when you see a bird and let us know how much it helps you.

▶ HEAD PATTERN - Big, giant and huge update to the Head Pattern attribute. We have stressed in the Search tutorials how important the head of bird is to identifying it and none are more important than Head Pattern. We went back and fine tuned this attribute adding a new value called Eyebrow. We also made sure the Overviews reflected the values assigned to this attribute.

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