Bird Journal

In-app purchases
4.2
152 reviews
10K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Bird Journal is the best way to record, explore and share your bird & wildlife observations and experiences. It has thousands of users across the world and works on a variety of devices.

Start keeping a record of your bird & wildlife observations now with a free account.

RECORD ANYTHING
Enter bird & wildlife observations, photos*, habitat and more with customisable data entry. Bird Journal's growing library contains hundreds of checklists and taxonomies, with over 100,000 species and subspecies worldwide.

EXPLORE YOUR RECORDS
Enjoy looking back through your data with beautiful entry reports, species lists, graphs**, maps**, reports** & photos. Search instantly by date, species, location & more.

SHARE YOUR RECORDS
Export or print records and species lists for use anywhere*. eBird and BirdTrack systems are fully supported, so you can conveniently contribute to conservation efforts*.

ACCESS ANYWHERE
Access and enter your records on any supported device or computer. Data is stored on each device, meaning you always have access even when on the move, in the field or abroad.

REMEMBER FOREVER
Never lose your data. Everything added to Bird Journal is safely and securely stored in Bird Journal's cloud. If you lose your device or your computer malfunctions, simply sign back in to your account to carry on from where you left off.

BRING YOUR DATA
Get started quickly by importing existing records from any other system or app*. eBird, BirdTrack & Wildlife Recorder records can be imported directly.

* Requires the free desktop version of Bird Journal.
** Requires an upgrade to a Bird Journal Premium account.
Updated on
Mar 30, 2021

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info, and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted
Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

Ratings and reviews

4.2
134 reviews
A Google user
January 27, 2019
Great app, flexible, intuitive. Imagine this: you're out birding, or driving, or you're at work. You want to record what you've seen, where you saw them, when you saw them? Easy. Turns out that Google won't let me write all the words to say how good this app is. There are flaws, obviously, but nothing awful and the developers seem to be keen to listen and resolve. There's also a desktop app which has even more power to use your data. I love it!
21 people found this review helpful
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John Robinette
August 22, 2021
I love this app. I only wish I had more time to go bird watching so I could use it more. There is a small learning curve but once you have the basics down it is pretty easy to use. I haven't even begun to customize it to the perfect record keeping log. I recommend that anyone thinking about downloading the app to not hesitate and do so. If it seems slightly confusing at first just keep trying because once you are used to it you will be happy you stuck with it.
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Angie Coltrane
April 9, 2021
HORRIBLE APP!! Spent 10 minutes trying to come up with a password. I cannot enter location, date, anything. App is completely useless without instructions. Developers should throw this away and start over... Ok figured out (on my own) how to enter location but now I have to search through every city IN THE WORLD?!?! What the heck??? I put in USA I should be able to select country and state.
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Bluebird Technology
September 18, 2022
Sorry to hear that Angie. Feel free to reach out to mail@birdjournal.com for help. There's also a tutorial covering the basics (for the desktop/web app, but the concepts are the same) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO7vbwMEcmA

What's new

General updates to support import-export improvements.