best smartphone bird news service for uk birder? (1 Viewer)

thomasbarker81 · Apr 23, 2014

This may have been asked before but can any Uk birders suggest which of the two main bird news services in UK for my smartphone is better? Looking at website RBA seems more "professional" but it is more expensive than equivalent birdguides service

Thanks,

Tom

Jamie D · Apr 23, 2014

It may depend on what phone you have and how fast you want to get any news. The birdguides app is poor for Android as it does not give you notifications when important news arrives so you have to keep looking. Rba let's you choose what notifications you want so you will get news quicker so this is what I have. I also have birdnet Twitter feed which seems ok of late after previously making lots of mistakes. I tried birdguides but the lack of notifications on Android was a deal breaker

PKZPhotos · Apr 24, 2014

If you have a Windows phone (or Windows 8 desktop, laptop, or tablet), you may be interested in RareBirder. Check it out at:

http://www.pkzsoftware.com/Pages/RareBirder.aspx

It's based on eBird observations and gives you rare bird observations for anywhere in the world.

Sandpiper · Apr 25, 2014

Jamie D said:
It may depend on what phone you have and how fast you want to get any news. The birdguides app is poor for Android as it does not give you notifications when important news arrives so you have to keep looking. Rba let's you choose what notifications you want so you will get news quicker so this is what I have. I also have birdnet Twitter feed which seems ok of late after previously making lots of mistakes. I tried birdguides but the lack of notifications on Android was a deal breaker

I use the BirdGuides app for Android and agree with the above. However, I also subscribe to the BirdGuides email alert service which I can divert to my smartphone whilst away from home. I get a notification each time a message comes through and it uses a minimal amount of my monthly data allowance. Highly recommended!

Mike

Cheshire Birder · Apr 25, 2014

On twitter there are several free national information services you can follow plus many county or local area sites.

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