What's New

Updated to run correctly on all current devices.

App Description

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.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • September 26, 2011 Price increase: $2.99 -> $4.99
  • October 10, 2011 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $0.99
  • March 01, 2012 New version 2.0.0
  • March 28, 2012 New version 2.0.1
  • October 16, 2012 New version 2.0.2
  • October 31, 2012 New version 2.0.3
  • December 20, 2012 New version 2.1.0
  • February 08, 2013 New version 2.1.1
  • February 08, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • February 09, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • February 12, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • February 14, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • February 22, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
  • February 24, 2013 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • February 27, 2013 New version 2.1.2
  • October 06, 2013 New version 2.1.3
  • October 23, 2014 New version 2.1.4
  • June 14, 2019 New version 2.2.0
  • July 15, 2020 New version 2.3.0

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