Bird Journal Blog

“It is very easy to use and self-explanatory and allows one to methodically record each and every species of bird, mammal, butterfly, insect of flower that one has seen - hugely impressive.” - Lee G R Evans

A special thank you to Lee Evans who has spent the past month exploring Bird Journal.  Read about Lee's experience here.

Remember you can share your experiences with other birders on our Facebook page.

We are pleased to announce our new Twitter and Facebook pages.  As you know we are always open to suggestions and if you have any questions we look forward to hearing from you.  We would also love to hear about how you are getting on with Bird Journal and if you would like to write a short review you may do so on our Facebook page: write a short review on Facebook

As well as posting on our blog we will also be keeping our Twitter and Facebook pages up-to-date.

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Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BluebirdTechnology

Thank you for your continuous support and we look forward to chatting with you soon.

We are very pleased to have been reviewed by Bird Watching Magazine this month and would like to share with you their review.  

 “Even if your birdwatching is strictly of the casual, stroll-in-the-country-and-take-some-bins type, there’s a lot of additional pleasure to be gained from keeping a decent record of what you see.”

Read the full review here

We love to hear what birders are saying about Bird Journal, and if you would like to write a review or testimonial feel free to get in touch, email us here.

We are pleased to announce the official release of Bird Journal version 2.1.  The point release includes fixes to problems people were having with version 2.0.

What's changed:

•   Fixed spaces being allowed at the start or end of Wildlife Family names.
•   Fixed crash when Wildlife items are used, where Family names have spaces at the start or end.
•   Fixed crash when resolving locations using the import feature.
•   Fixed a number of incorrect species migrations and assignments.
•   Fixed problems showing the migration wizard.
•   Fixed species counts not always being accurate, as they didn't consider the selected primary taxonomy.
•   Fixed occasional crash after removing an entry.
•   Fixed some subspecies being incorrectly grouped.
•   Fixed occasional crash after edit locations, cancel was pressed.
•   Improved error reporting during startup.

We had an enjoyable weekend exhibiting at the Birdwatcher's Spring Fair in Tamworth.  It was great to show off version 2 of Bird Journal, and nice to receive such a warm response.

A special thank you to those of you who travelled long distances to see us.

Download a free trial version of our latest release, Bird Journal v2 now, by clicking on following link: Bird Journal v2 - Free Trial Version

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.
 

• Checklist style entry
• Entry by Latin names
• Entry of wildlife
• Entry using quick codes
• Create custom bird checklists
• Create custom wildlife checklists
• Share checklists
• Personalise interface skin
• Personalise species names i.e. display local names, Latin names or both
• Personalise species list ordering i.e. alphabetical or taxonomic ordering
• Built-in checklists for most countries of the World
• The latest taxonomic lists
• Database migration for easy upgrade
• Database restore to restore backups