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title: "Birds of Britain Pocket Guide - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United Kingdom | Apple App Store"
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 bir"
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# Birds of Britain Pocket Guide — United Kingdom
> A handy guide to British birds

![Birds of Britain Pocket Guide App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/23/08/dc/2308dcc6-b605-e9df-7333-725d6b26a82c/AppIcon_PocketBirds-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-0-85-220.jpeg/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Spiny Software](https://apptail.io/developer/spiny-software-bnwb) (United Kingdom)
**Category:** Reference
**Rating:** 4.8/5 (720 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.hilarywilson.BirdGuideEssentials
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United Kingdom
**Version:** 2.3.0 (released 2020-05-20)
**Original Release:** 2011-03-02
**Languages:** English, Dutch

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/app/id419358365)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/birds-of-britain-pocket-guide-Zdb/united-kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/birds-of-britain-pocket-guide-Zdb/united-kingdom)

## Birds of Britain Pocket Guide 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.

## Birds of Britain Pocket Guide Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/3f/40/77/3f40778b-836c-c67b-b6fc-271709b845be/mzl.cfaphemu.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/a6/c9/3b/a6c93b4c-3581-2e1a-a967-0d2cddc92811/mzl.xnogrnqi.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/b3/bc/e8/b3bce83a-a336-028e-b7c8-af1c552418b7/mzl.zgaatngn.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/6e/5b/3f/6e5b3f71-c253-3b40-eb65-f54e8f0386ba/mzl.oxgidynq.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/9c/cd/25/9ccd256d-fd40-230c-88b0-a407b6d5d385/mzl.swcmvism.png/640x960.png)

## Birds of Britain Pocket Guide Rating Breakdown in United Kingdom
- 5 stars: 601 (83%)
- 4 stars: 88 (12%)
- 3 stars: 18 (3%)
- 2 stars: 7 (1%)
- 1 stars: 6 (1%)

## Birds of Britain Pocket Guide Reviews in United Kingdom

### ***** "Location Information"
The App is great but would be much better if the location of sightings were given as What3words location rather than Latitude and Longitude.
-- Iombirder, 2024-12-30

### ***** "So useful"
I use this app at least once or twice a week, either to ID new birds or to confirm ID on things I think I know!  It’s so useful: easy and intuitive to use, and gives more than just a simple ID, including calls, and images of birds at different stages of development.
-- John_60, 2024-12-12

### ****- "Not to bad"
Not to bad
-- Silly little man p, 2024-06-14

### ***** "Great tool finding and spotting birds"
Great way of finding and spotting birds. I use this for leashes and also with my class when out on first school or trips.
-- Pinksnip, 2024-03-29

### ***** "Excellent app"
Congratulations on this steadily improving app. Marvellous. 1st class. Get it now!
-- Lin sing, 2022-11-29

### *---- "Too many missing birds"
Lots of British birds missing on this app - informed the writer - Hilary Lind who confirmed birds are deliberately left out so people will put Purchase their Birds of Britain Pro App for £12 - don’t waste your money with this. They claim to be helpful and listen to recommendations but they’re not. Use Merlin instead - the writers are always welcome there to update their lists at no extra cost - or excuse
-- Boudicca3, 2022-09-25

### ***** "Good App"
This is a nice app.  Useful info, decent pics. Altogether a really nice app.  A few species could be added - Great White Egret, Mediterranean Gull and a few others, but I’m sure they will come in forthcoming upgrades. John
-- Johnny@fellside, 2022-04-12

### ***-- "Some birds not listed"
When I first purchased this app I thought it was fantastic however, lately when I’ve been out and tried to ID a bird, the bird has not been listed in the app, i.e., Great Egret and Twite which are both reasonably well known in the UK which is very disappointing so now I’m thinking of purchasing an alternative app so I don’t miss out on a positive ID. Sometimes a quick ID is needed while the bird is in front of you. Waiting until getting and home to Google normally means the characteristics of the bird have been lost from memory.
-- Gazzab6, 2022-01-12

### ***** "Great app but missing some birds"
I have had this app for years and use it all the time and love it. It’s easy to use, has good quality pictures, and has all the most common birds and songs that most people will need. It’s missing some that I am interested in though, so please keep adding to the species lists, e.g. like Cirl bunting and Golden Oriole, and more song clips please (still missing for some species).
-- Suburbangirl1, 2021-06-06

### ****- "Very good app, but..."
I really like this app but a cursory look showed that the Shrikes that can be seen in Britain (Red Backed and Great Grey) are missing. May find more omissions on a deeper inspection, but I hope not.
-- Swifty49, 2021-05-12

### ***** "Fab little app"
Was shown this by my 7yr old grandson....  They use it in their classroom and was shared as a useful tool during lockdown.  What a gift!! I’m a countryside volunteer and have used it a lot with visitors. 
It runs beautifully on my iPad but won’t install on my iPhone SE. Any ideas as how to fix would be very welcome.
-- GavinKewley, 2021-04-09

### ***** "Great app.!"
Excellent app for those looking to identify local birds.
-- Luandabushman, 2020-06-02

### ****- "Saving a recording??"
In early stages of use but how do I save a recording?? I have taken several but none have saved, please help!!
-- David (Leeds), 2020-05-17

### ***-- "Fun"
Good app to have for identifying birds or bird song
-- jolli.D, 2020-04-30

### ***** "Avian paradise"
What a great app for bird lovers! It is packed with interesting information and pictures. It also helps you to identify species and find out where in the world they live. It’s just what I was after.
-- Tamothy, 2020-03-04

### *---- "Britain?"
As with so many apps (and books) this does not cover Northern Ireland. This is so annoying as NI is part of Britain. Wanted to look up wildfowl at Castle Espie WWT but wasn’t on the map.
I can understand that NI may be included in Ireland reference material but the app seller or developer should make this clear before purchase.
This is nothing to do with politics, it is just annoying and a waste of money.
-- Three Shots Americano, 2019-08-09

### **--- "Love hate relationship"
I love the app, but it keeps crashing!
-- Craxton_101, 2019-04-18

### ***** "Really useful"
Easy to use and so handy to know the answer to “whats that bird?” Gradually getting quite knowledgable
-- juleshilbre, 2019-04-12

### ***-- "Roseate tern missing"
Why can’t I find any info on a roseate tern?
-- larunlady, 2019-03-12

### ***** "So worth it"
This is a fantastic app! Really enjoying it and it's helping me with the birds in the woods in comparison to books. Thanks :)
-- Habbahaa, 2019-02-19

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## Birds of Britain Pocket Guide Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | Reference | #71 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | Reference | #90 |
| Top Paid | South Africa | Reference | #301 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | Reference | #309 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | Reference | #329 |
| Top Paid | Norway | Reference | #333 |
| Top Paid | Spain | Reference | #412 |
| Top Paid | Egypt | Reference | #426 |
| Top Paid | Peru | Reference | #431 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | Reference | #442 |

## Birds of Britain Pocket Guide Discovered Keywords
- british birds
- eguide to british birds
- birds of britain
- guide to birds
- bird guide

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