My Cairns vs BirdScribe

My Cairns offers useful information for Cairns residents and visitors. Residents can use the app to: • report problems for Council to fix • get notifications for bin night reminders, water restrictions, and other important Council alerts • check your general waste and recycling collection days • find your home’s storm surge zone • find out what events are happening across the Cairns region • set reminders for your favourite events • find ‘Things to do’ – locate activities, walks, places to see and public facilities • get the latest Council news • give Council feedback • use the shortcut links in the side menu to find a lost pet, find the Disaster Dashboard, check flight times, check the weather and much more Visitors can use the app to: • find out what events are happening across the Cairns region • set reminders for your favourite events • find ‘Things to do’ – locate activities, walks, places to see and public facilities • use the shortcut links in the side menu to find a lost pet, find the Disaster Dashboard, check flight times, check the weather and much more Set your preferences to suit you! Enjoy My Cairns!

Eyes up, birds in. BirdScribe is a voice-first field companion for birders. Tap the mic and say what you see (“five rainbow lorikeets flying over”). BirdScribe writes down your words, matches them to the right species, tags your location and builds your eBird checklist as you walk. When it isn’t sure, it asks you instead of guessing. Keep your eyes on the bird, not your phone. And when speaking isn’t an option, type it the eBird way: count first, then a few letters of the name. HOW IT WORKS Tap Record and speak naturally. Multiple species in one breath is fine BirdScribe matches your words against bird taxonomy, tuned for accuracy You confirm every identification. Nothing is logged without your say-so End your session to review, merge duplicates, and export BUILT FOR REAL FIELD USE Observations save to your device the instant you stop talking Heard-only detection, counts, age, sex, breeding codes, all from your voice Voice notes for everything that isn't a bird ("call Mrs Farmer back") Session recovery if your phone dies mid-walk eBird CSV export, import-tested and format-exact YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No sign-up. Your observations live on your device. Free, from the team at Kingfisher Birding in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland. Built by birders who got tired of typing.