What's New

Version 3.0 has the following changes:

The community section is now FREE to all users, you simply need to register. If you have already purchased the subscription don't worry, you will not be charged when you subscription expires, as it is now available free to everyone.

Can now sort the places screen by A-Z or nearest first, giving the distance from your current location.

Added now photos for Chough

Added new photos for the Red Grouse

Added new photos for Wigeon

Added new photos for Little Gull

Added new photos for Black-headed Gull


Hope you like the effort we have put in and if you have any comments good or bad email us at [email protected].

Also we'd be very grateful if you could please leave a review at the App Store - Thanks.

App Description

On sale for 69p for limited time! Community section also FREE
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Top 10 reference App for over 18 months.
★ Awarded best App by the Sunday Telegraph ★
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Our app remains the cheapest bird app on the AppStore with comparable functionality.

The Birds of Britain app now contains 268 identification guides of birds found in the UK. It will help all nature lovers identify birds whilst out and about.

The app is a great reference guide for the novice bird watcher or experienced twitcher, giving detailed information on each bird and a gallery of high quality photos and some great bird sounds and calls. Birds can be marked as spotted, storing location data and date spotted automatically. You can save multiple notes to each spot along with your own photos, to create your own birding journal! These spots can then be shared with your friends on twitter or uploaded to our own Birds of Britain Community - FREE of charge!

The app has the following features:
☆ 268 bird guides, listed by A to Z or by Family
☆ 1418 photos to accompany these birds, assisting you with identification
☆ 266 songs/calls
☆ Details of over 160 UK reserves and locations on a map, with directions
☆ Ability to call the reserve or view their website directly from the app
☆ Mark birds as spotted
☆ Ability to Tweet your spottings directly from the app
☆ Automatically records all birds spotted including location data and date spotted
☆ Automatically plots all spots on a map of the UK, which can be edited
☆ Share sightings with the Birds of Britain Community
☆ Month by month bird feeding guide
☆ Family screen where by the birds are split down into families
☆ Distribution maps for most birds
☆ Numerous quizzes to help increase your knowledge
☆ Identification screen, to help you identify those tricky birds
☆ Search screen where you can search by either common or latin name
☆ Detailed information on each bird listed
☆ Scroll through pictures with a simple swipe of the finger
☆ Fast, simple to use and regular updates
☆ Once downloaded, no internet connection needed
☆ Make notes for each bird spotted and upload your own photo, like a mini journal, with the ability to upload this to twitter
☆ Ability to backup sighting information via email
☆ Community section for the app which enables you to connect to other birders, allowing you to 'share and view' photos, sightings and notes.

Joining the community is now FREE and gives you the ability to:
☆ Upload an unlimited number of photos to the community
☆ Upload an unlimited number of sightings to the community
☆ View the communities photos and sightings, either via a map, via a recently added list or via a nearby list
☆ Receive birding news directly on your phone via push notifications in real time
☆ Ability to define what birding news you want to hear about
☆ And much more

We have put a lot of work into the Birds of Britain app and we are pleased that it is the cheapest bird app around with comparable functionality, if you have any comments good or bad, then please email us at [email protected].

If there is a bird that you think we have missed and you would like to see it listed, then please drop us an email at [email protected] and we'll be glad to include it.

Also if you like the app, then please leave us a review.

Check out our Sample video here http://youtu.be/YCG6-K3nxsQ

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 24, 2011 New version 1.6
  • October 08, 2011 New version 1.7
  • October 17, 2011 New version 1.8
  • October 21, 2011 New version 1.9
  • January 06, 2012 New version 2.0
  • January 27, 2012 New version 2.1
  • February 04, 2012 New version 2.2
  • February 25, 2012 New version 2.3
  • March 10, 2012 New version 2.4
  • April 14, 2012 New version 2.5
  • May 22, 2012 New version 2.6
  • June 23, 2012 New version 2.7
  • November 29, 2012 New version 2.8
  • December 07, 2012 New version 2.9
  • March 07, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • March 19, 2013 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • March 20, 2013 New version 3.0