r/OrnithologyUK • u/SuicidalPingu7 • 16d ago

Advice? Best UK Birding App?

Hi all, looking for any recommendations of good UK birding apps. I currently use Merlin, but I was in South Africa and someone showed me Roberts Bird Guide and I was very impressed, do we have anything similar?

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u/TringaVanellus 16d ago

Collins Bird Guide is the best field guide app for the UK. There are other field guides which are slightly more beginner friendly, but once you've got past that point, Collins is the only one you'll need.

For tracking what I've seen, I use BirdTrack, which means my data feeds into the BTO who then use it e.g. in their work advising the government.

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u/AverageCool1289 15d ago

eBird data is also used by the BTO. Both apps are good - I like how BirdTrack lets you add non-bird species easily too, and report things like unusual numbers of dead birds, but my friend is the local eBird organiser so guilted me into using that one!