Description
WP Birding Checklist full version (includes UK and Europe)*** PHOTOS & SOUNDS *** These are downloaded separately, and must be manually installed via your PC. Please check the Readme file at this download website so you know how to do this. The photos and sounds are NOT included in the download package from the Android market. It is recommended that you test the download and install process with the demo version first, then upgrade to the full version when you have confirmed that it is working.
*** If you still have difficulties, email me (my contact details are in the About window in the application). I can't respond to comments or questions in the review area.
This is one of a series of Birding Checklist applications for Android mobile phones and tablets. There are applications for Australia, New Zealand, United States (excluding Mexico and South America), Western Palearctic (UK and Europe), Norfolk and Lord Howe Island, and Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia.
WP Download website:
https://drivehq.com/folder/p8404317.aspx
Western Palearctic (includes UK) – 924 species and 1188 subspecies
These applications include basic bird identification information, and are NOT intended to replace a field guide. It is expected that users will have good familiarity with the birds they are seeing, and will use this application for:
a. Logging bird sightings (with GPS co-ordinates if your phone has a GPS)
b. Uploading your sightings to eBird (or similar PC or online recording system)
c. Maintaining your Lifelist
Full versions have the following features:
- complete listing of all bird species and subspecies (where known)
- searching and filtering of the bird list
- statistics and record of your personal bird Lifelist
- current tick list (birds you have seen today or during a short field trip)
- quick lists for customised bird listings for locations your frequently visit
- display of bird photos and bird calls on the SD card linked to the application (these must be manually downloaded separately)
- logging facilities including GPS location (if your phone has a GPS)
- export log file in eBird Import format for rapid loading of your sightings to eBird
- optional downloadable Rangemaps and extended text descriptions (incomplete but growing collection on external download site)
- help information
- play mp4 videos of birds stored in the photos folder on the SD card
- support for large screen 1280 x 800 tablets
Demo versions have reduced functionality:
- cannot save lifelist, sighting logs or statistics
- will not display rangemaps or extended descriptions
- do not display ticklists for regions
- no GPS location display on Google maps
- no alternate language support
- no quicklists (custom filtering of bird lists for your location)
- no mp4 video support
You can easily add your own resources files – the application places no restriction on this but very large numbers of photos (many thousands) may slow down the application.
Please contact me if you have any comments or suggestions, or corrections to the bird information. Please also get in contact if you are interested in helping create a new birding checklist application for birds in your area.
Andy
May 25, 2012 1:05:42 AM
Good photos, sounds and descriptions This is a really serious twitching app and therefore rather too much for me! It could do with clear levels of filtering to hide the hundreds of species that I will never see in the UK. That said, once you have found a species in the database, there is usually a good range of photos, comprehensive descriptions, range maps and calls & songs. The latter have proved particularly useful in the field to aid identification of hidden birds singing in the bushes (and to elicit responses in some cases). Good logging pages.
Simon
May 21, 2012 5:05:02 PM
Fantastic! Love it use it all the time!
John
Apr 20, 2012 8:39:52 AM
Fast adaptable and highly usable bird logging Really useful for logging sightings that can be broken down into male female and gps locations, exported saved, not sure it's great if you want to work out what a bird is, fantasia that you can add your own images and sounds, just would be nice if this was more a function within the app, instead of using pc explorer, instructions for adding the downloadable content was easy, even manged to do it on my device, happy with my purchase, keep up the good work
mikfoz
Mar 28, 2012 9:25:30 PM
Excellent app for field use Read the read me! It's necessary to download and transfer sound files etc. Do this and you have a very versatile field guide with superb logging options. And a really helpful author. Contacted me just in case I was the one who had a recent problem and moaned in the review. You can't do better than that! Much recommended.
Playing-Hooky
Mar 28, 2012 1:32:55 AM
Great update A great app just got a lot better with the last update. For those throwing their rattles out of there pram Re: photos & sounds should head on down to specsavers! The instructions for doing this are made abundantly clear in the text above. Many thanks dev.
jon
Mar 26, 2012 9:24:51 PM
Great app - excellent value for money! An excellent app, and really good value for money considering all the work that must have been done in putting all this information together! @Michael and others - please take the time to read the app description above. The photos and sounds are separate downloads (at no extra cost) - it's all explained in the description above.
Michael
Mar 25, 2012 1:11:59 AM
Pics There are several enquiries about the lack of photographs with this app and I contacted the provider with the same issue. NO RESPONSE!!. Don't buy it! I want my money back!!
Peter
Mar 20, 2012 12:12:07 PM
Latest update Great work on the latest update. Loads in 1min now, used to take 10-15mins. Great app. HTC desire
David
Mar 12, 2012 9:47:03 PM
photos how do you download the photos for this app, are they free, if not why are we not told this at purchase time.
Tracey
Mar 9, 2012 8:39:25 PM
I can't get my HTC Desire S to work this properly. I've got all the pictures and sounds dowloaded and unzipped but won't link to birds in list. Help!