Bird Journal

Bluebird Technology

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About this app

Bird Journal is the best way to record, explore and share your bird & wildlife observations and experiences. It has thousands of users across the world and works on a variety of devices.

Start keeping a record of your bird & wildlife observations now with a free account.

RECORD ANYTHING
Enter bird & wildlife observations, photos*, habitat and more with customisable data entry. Bird Journal's growing library contains hundreds of checklists and taxonomies, with over 100,000 species and subspecies worldwide.

EXPLORE YOUR RECORDS
Enjoy looking back through your data with beautiful entry reports, species lists, graphs**, maps**, reports** & photos. Search instantly by date, species, location & more.

SHARE YOUR RECORDS
Export or print records and species lists for use anywhere*. eBird and BirdTrack systems are fully supported, so you can conveniently contribute to conservation efforts*.

ACCESS ANYWHERE
Access and enter your records on any supported device or computer. Data is stored on each device, meaning you always have access even when on the move, in the field or abroad.

REMEMBER FOREVER
Never lose your data. Everything added to Bird Journal is safely and securely stored in Bird Journal's cloud. If you lose your device or your computer malfunctions, simply sign back in to your account to carry on from where you left off.

BRING YOUR DATA
Get started quickly by importing existing records from any other system or app*. eBird, BirdTrack & Wildlife Recorder records can be imported directly.

* Requires the free desktop/web version of Bird Journal.
** Requires an upgrade to a Bird Journal Premium account.

Ratings and reviews

I've only just started using Bird Journal, so I'm learning. My bird lists are usually on scraps of paper, so this is better! I'm looking for a help section because I tend to start looking for an answer in the middle of an entry. For example What does Highlight mean? Also is there a way to search for a bird's name by its general name first, rather that the specific name first? I think of those names as last and first names.

Update Dec 2021. No longer works, hangs as soon as it starts up. This happened after I used the desktop app to export my data; the desktop app updated itself and now the android app doesn't work. Disappointing. Previous review: When entering sightings the location field implies you can start to enter a location and then search for it but it doesn't seem to work. It would be good if you could do that instead of having to scroll through all the locations. Otherwise a nice app.

This is a good app and has served me well for a few years now. The premium version has more useful features for desktop but I cannot justify £29.99 every year as I rarely use a desktop pc now. The ability to use different taxonomies for birds, mammals, reptiles etc is excellent. Has covered my basic bird recording worldwide.