We are very excited to announce the release of Bird Journal version 2. Right now we are offering a special 10% discount off the full price. This offer can only last until 20th May, so hurry if you want to get your hands on Bird Journal version 2 at a great price. (The discount applies to full editions only.)
In version 2 we have taken the opportunity to pack in loads of useful features that will enhance your experience further.
These include:
* Enter data faster, using the new checklist style entry
* Entry using codes and scientific names
* Create synonyms for any checklist using codes, names and even different languages
* Import data from eBird, Wildlife Recorder and other popular birding softwares
* Built-in checklists for most countries of the World *
* Create custom bird checklists **
* Create custom wildlife checklists **
* Share checklists with users of Bird Journal **
* Change the look of Bird Journal using new themes support
* Personalise speicies display, by showing local and/or scientific species names
* The latest taxonomic lists
* Database migration for easy upgrade
* Database restore to conveniently restore backups from within Bird Journal
* = Depending on licensed edition.
** = Available in the Complete Edition only.
We hope to add a forum to our website in the next few weeks and a section where you can share bird/wildlife checklists.
If you are interested in upgrading your copy of Bird Journal, simply send us an email. Depending on which version your upgrading from and when you purchased Bird Journal will vary the upgrade price.
We'll be at the spring fair in Tamworth, Middleton Hall this weekend (15th-16th May). We would love to see you there and show you a live demo of our new version.
Download a fully functional trial version of our latest release, Bird
Journal v2 now, by following this link: http://www.bluebirdtechnology.com/birdjournalDownloaded.aspx
Please note: The trial of version 2 is limited to 15 entries, and is
therefore not recommended to users looking to upgrade.
Development for version 2 is progressing well. Just a quick note that all orders made from now until release will receive a 20% discount off the upgrade price, making it easier for people to get started using Bird Journal now, without waiting for the release of version 2.
We are very excited to announce that Bird Journal version 2 will be launched exclusively at The Birdwatchers Spring Fair 2010 in Tamworth on the 15th and 16th of May. We will officially launch this on our website on the following Monday.
The following overview gives you an insight into what new features can be found in Bird Journal version 2.
Overview
- Create and share your own checklists for other wildlife.
- Create and share your own checklists for bird species.
- Create and share name lists in other languages, and 'quick codes' for species.
- Import historical records from spreadsheets and other popular recording formats like eBird.com, Wildlife Recorder etc.
- Preinstalled with over 200 country level checklists of the world.
- Restore Bird Journal database within the software.
We will be posting more information about version 2 and of our progress in the coming months. In addition to the above, there will be a number of smaller features that have been requested by users.
Kindly email us if you have any suggestions and thoughts.
We have just recieved our longest testimonial so far! Thanks go to the author David Heeley for his comments.
Also Alan Cairns from Canada has updated his review of Bird Journal since his first post from Nov 09.
http://www.bluebirdtechnology.com/BirdJournalTestimonials.aspx
We would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and joyful New Year.
Bird Journal can be ordered online throughout the holiday period.
Boxed versions will be received in time for Christmas, within the UK, if ordered before Monday 21st December. International posting dates have already past, however we will still be
posting and hopefully they will reach you shortly after Christmas.
Have a wonderful time birding during the holidays. 
Version 1.4 of Bird Journal has just been released. We have taken the opportunity to fix a few bugs that occur occasionally when running the software.
What's changed:
- Fixed: Further crash when using mouse wheel on species entry box.
- Fixed: Rare crash in Locations dialog.
- Fixed: Some dialogs could be resized, where shouldn't have been allowed.
- Improved: Error report dialog now allows email address to be provided.
Download a fully functional trial version of our latest release, Bird Journal v1.4 now, by following this link: http://www.bluebirdtechnology.com/birdjournalDownloaded.aspx
eBird is an online community website used to share sightings to help with the conservation of birds, used in America. It was launched in 2002 by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society.
We have integrated eBird required properties into Bird Journal to make it easy to share data with eBird. eBird properties are optional and can be enabled or disabled. When enabled, eBird properties are displayed in the New/Edit Entry page where the values can be assigned directly to the entry. Assigning eBird properties to your entries speeds up the process of exporting to eBird, as the required eBird fields are already filled out.
See how to assign eBird properties and export to eBird in our eBird tutorial guide.
We hope that the tutorial helps to demonstrate how easy it is to export entries from Bird Journal into eBird.
If you have any questions, we are happy to help.
We have launched a series of tutorials to show how Bird Journal works.
An overview of the software can be found on the Bird Journal Product page; here it shows how easy it is to enter new sightings, look through your photo gallery, filter your species lists and analyse your data.
For more in depth tutorials refer to the Bird Journal Tutorial page; here demonstrates specific features of the software i.e. applying hierarchical locations, creating custom properties, and database backup.
If you have any problems playing the videos then let us know.
Hope you find the tutorials helpful, and as always we would love to hear about your thoughts.
Thanks!