Version 3 of Bird Journal is now available from our website!
We’ve been busy working for a number of months, together with a group of 30 users who have been very kindly providing lots of feedback, keeping us headed in the right direction and finding any bugs. Your responses to our surveys have really helped, and we hope that you’ll find many of the changes in version 3 to your liking.
There are various improvements in version 3, from big new features such as integrated mapping to smaller but equally important tweaks such as the ability to quickly find locations and species by typing. You can find detail on the new features on the Bird Journal page, but here are some of the highlights.
Mapping. You can add location information (aka. Geotags) to Locations, Sightings and Photos within your journal. The whole world is covered, thanks to OpenStreetMap, and there are lots of interesting ways to look back through your maps, including filtering for species and dates, just as elsewhere in your journal. Mapping is great for remembering where you've been birding, where you saw a rarity and where your pictures were taken.
All-New Filtering. All filter bars have a much clearer layout, and lots of extra functionality, such as: filter by custom properties, filter by month alone (previously year had to be selected first) and the ability to type into location and species filters to find things more quickly. Find out where you've seen birds on the locations page using the new filter bar.
BirdTrack Import and Export. Bring your existing BTO BirdTrack records into Bird Journal easily, or easily keep BirdTrack up-to-date with your latest sightings. Nobody wants to type things out twice.
The IOC World Taxonomy. You can now also record birds using the IOC list. The IOC is great for names and classifications of world birds that more closely match the British list. Country bird checklists are now available in both Clements and IOC flavours.
The Latest Bird Data. Version 3 has the latest data for all bird taxonomies and checklists. If any species in your database need to be split or lumped, then a migration wizard will show when running version 3 for the first time, letting you review and resolve items as needed.
Enhanced Export Capabilities. Records can now be exported "since last export", to keep other databases such as eBird and BirdTrack up-to-date with minimal effort. A filter bar has also been added to more easily choose which records to export.
We launched Version 3 at the British Birdfair last weekend, and it was great to meet with both new and existing users.
Version 3 is now available on our website to purchase as new, or as an upgrade. As Bird Journal is now more comprehensive, prices are higher for version 3. Of course all existing users are eligible for a discounted purchase; just enter your existing license key on the purchase page to claim your discount.
We look forward to hearing your feedback on version 3 of Bird Journal. Please help us spread the word about this new version!
We'll leave you with some pictures of our recent Birdfair trip.
Best wishes,
Christine & Justin
Bluebird Technology
Known as the Glastonbury festival for birdwatching, the Rutland Water Birdfair is well underway. Marquees are being erected on site and the Birdfair team are doing an excellent job to prepare for the birding event of the year.
The Bluebird stand is located in Marquee 6 stand 39. We are by the main entrance of the marquee opposite Bird Life International.
Christine, Justin and members of the Bluebird team will be happy to show you what’s new in Bird Journal and answer any questions you may have.
Look out for the Birdfair Auction! Amongst many exciting products there are two copies of the Bird Journal Complete Edition up for grabs, Lot 28 & 29. Go along to the auction and grab yourself a bargain!
If you would like to plan ahead your visit to the Birdfair and discover what’s new, the following link provides you with more detail: http://www.birdfair.org.uk/category/plan-your-visit/
Fingers crossed the rain holds off. See you at the Birdfair!
16th Aug 2012 Latest News: Bird Journal version 3 will be launched exclusively at the Birdfair!
We have included in version 3 exciting new features like Mapping, IOC checklist, Birdtrack support, improved reporting and more...
Come see us at the Birdfair to try out the new features! There will also be 10% discount off Bird Journal v3, at the Birdfair only!
We plan to launch version 3 on our website soon after the Birdfair.
We had a great time in London. It was lovely to see new and existing users of Bird Journal.
Our next event is in August 2012 at the Rutland Birdfair, fingers crossed we’ll have good weather.
Look forward to seeing you again soon!
Christine & Justin
The Bluebird team are excited to be attending the Birdfair at the London Wetland Centre on the 20-22 April 2012.
We’ll be happy to show you how Bird Journal can help keep a record of what you see. Bird Journal mobile will also be available for you to try.
Tickets for the bird fair are now on sale, if you are thinking of going why not book early, we have a promotion code that will save you £2 off the normal ticket price, just quote BB1.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Find us in Hall A - Stand 157.
WWT London Wetland Centre
Queen Elizabeth's Walk
London SW13 9WT, United Kingdom
020 8409 4400
wwt.org.uk
We are pleased to announce the release of Bird Journal version 2.5!
The list of improvements and fixes are shown below:
- Fixed import crash when the format is not recognised.
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Fixed issue with custom property move up, move down.
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Fixed Bird Journal screens occasionally not opening.
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Fixed flickering when adding sightings.
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Fixed occasional crash when filtering by checklist.
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Added support for larger text sizes in Windows.
Bird Journal version 2 users are entitled to a free upgrade. An upgrade email has been sent to v2 users. If you have not received the upgrade email feel free to get in touch.
We are pleased to announce the official update release of Bird Journal version 2.4.
The list of improvements and fixes are shown below:
- Improved: Import, auto resolve location names.
- Improved: Import, auto resolve custom property names.
- Improved: Species page - last & first sighting dates now filtered according to the page filters.
- Fixed Import of Bird Journal files, filling StartTime, EndTime, and Entry Notes etc down into subsequent entries.
- Fixed Import problems with newlines in the csv fields.
- Fixed Export where commas were being stripped from the notes.
- Fixed crash on adding an entry, when time separator is not a colon.
- Fixed crash restoring a backup when the ‘Restore File Location’ is empty.
- Fixed crash when no data was in the imported file.
- Fixed auto complete textbox crash, where ENTER key is pressed, and nothing was selected.
- Fixed digits being used for shortcuts, causing counts not to be able to be entered. Also improved method of ignoring ‘c’ shortcut, so it uses the next letter.
- Fixed bird’s database, having pigeons inside New Zealand Parrots family.
If you also use the Bird Journal mobile app then v2.4 offers a smoother experience when importing your records from the app into the desktop version.
Bird Journal version 2 users are entitled to a free upgrade. An upgrade email has been sent to v2 users. If you have not received the upgrade email feel free to get in touch.
Bird Journal makes the perfect gift for you or a birder friend. It comes with a 60 day money back guarantee to ensure you’re completely satisfied with your purchase.
If you wish to buy Bird Journal as a gift we can license the product under his/her name, simply enter his/her name on the checkout page under the heading ‘Gift it’.
To order Bird Journal call 0845 094 6012 or order online from here: Bird Journal Editions
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