Good starter birding app (1 Viewer)

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brendanxx

New member

• Jan 13, 2019

• #1

Hi,
I'm just starting birding and would like a good app for my ipad which will easily help me to identify birds and their songs - any suggestions please?

 

Gaz Shilton

Well-known member

• Jan 13, 2019

• #2

I like the Collins bird guide. £12.99 I think.

 

Paul Longland

Well-known member

• Jan 15, 2019

• #3

Another vote for the Collins field guide app. The big advantage of this over the paper version is that you get calls and songs (although care should be taken if used in the field - using recorded calls to attract birds is frowned upon and in some cases is actually illegal). Also you can select various species onto a comparison page which can also be a useful tool

Plus it weighs a lot less!

 

Last edited: Jan 15, 2019

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TFM70

Well-known member

• Jan 23, 2019

• #4

I like the Merlin bird id app by Cornell Univ.

http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Jan 23, 2019

• #5

TFM70 said:

I like the Merlin bird id app by Cornell Univ.

http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

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Same here.

 

SteveClark

Well-known member

• Jan 23, 2019

• #6

The Collins guide app is excellent but iBird UK and Ireland is also very good. Get both!