News, updates and release notes from Bird Journal.https://blog.birdjournal.comhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/a-redesigned-photo-galleryhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/a-redesigned-photo-galleryThe photo gallery has had a makeover — your pictures now sit in a tiled layout grouped by day, open full-screen with a smooth zoom, and the whole thing feels lighter and faster than ever.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/a-fresh-new-look-for-the-bloghttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/a-fresh-new-look-for-the-blogOur blog has a brand new home — faster, cleaner and easier to read, with quick search and all the old posts carried across. Here's a quick tour of what's changed.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/updates-coming-for-2026https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/updates-coming-for-2026We've been working hard on a number of updates to Bird Journal recently. Keep a look out for: - Updated apps - all of our apps are being updated along with the…Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/birdtrack-import-fixeshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/birdtrack-import-fixesWe've just released an update to the Bird Journal Web app that fixes import from BirdTrack. We're working on matching fixes for the Mac and Windows apps.There…Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/android-app-revamphttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/android-app-revampThe Bird Journal Android app was originally released after the iOS app. Whilst offering the same core experience, it has often been a few steps behind in terms…Sun, 24 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/ios-app-updatehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/ios-app-updateThe Bird Journal iOS app now shows a summary chart on the summary screen, letting you see progress at a glance!The presentation is mobile app specific - bars…Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/windows-app-update-requiredhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/windows-app-update-requiredDue to changes in our systems, an update to the Bird Journal Windows app needs to be installed to ensure continued operation after 31st October 2024.Version…Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/ebird-and-birdtrack-support-improvementshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/ebird-and-birdtrack-support-improvementsWe made a lot of improvements to eBird & BirdTrack support in Bird Journal over the last year. Here are the highlights of what changed:eBirdImport of…Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/amazing-community-contenthttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/amazing-community-contentOver the years we've had some fantastic contributions from our users to the Bird Journal library. These really boost the appeal of Bird Journal, allowing to…Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/new-checkouthttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/new-checkoutNew year, new checkout. If you upgrade to premium, buy a gift or update your card details you may notice things look a little different.We've updated our…Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-web-app-now-in-public-betahttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-web-app-now-in-public-betaOver the years Bird Journal apps have been released for Windows, iOS, Android and Mac. Now, making Bird Journal even more accessible, Bird Journal is coming to…Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/ioc-10-2-available1https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/ioc-10-2-available1We're pleased to announce that IOC 10.2 is live in the library! This was officially released two days ago on the 25th and includes many taxonomic changes and a…Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/ioc-9-2-and-morehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/ioc-9-2-and-moreWe've made some good progress on an IOC 9.2 taxonomy update in the last weeks. Work is continuing and it will be released soon. This will include updates to…Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/clements-2017-update-availablehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/clements-2017-update-availableWe've just released an update for the Clements taxonomy, bringing it right up-to-date!You'll see a number badge on the Library button if you've updates to…Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/a-new-store-for-synchttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/a-new-store-for-syncA few months back we got an email from the company that stores all of the synchronized data in Bird Journal, telling us we were running out of space. A good…Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/windows-xphttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/windows-xpI just wanted to let you know that we’re today retiring support for Windows XP for Bird Journal version 4.This decision is prompted by a security change in…Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/recent-community-contenthttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/recent-community-contentThe new year has seen a huge boost in the number of Bird Journal users. Some of these users have published content about Bird Journal. Here are a few:Video…Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/christmas-is-for-sharinghttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/christmas-is-for-sharingFor a limited time we're offering a free six months of Bird Journal Premium each, when you introduce someone to Bird Journal. (Up to a maximum of 12…Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/making-the-most-of-the-ipad-screenhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/making-the-most-of-the-ipad-screenIt has always been possible to use Bird Journal on an iPad, but only as an iPhone app. This meant over-sized text and graphics and also being harder to find in…Sun, 30 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-is-now-even-more-freehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-is-now-even-more-freeEarlier this year we launched the version 5 desktop software and the response has been very positive. We've heard from many of you about how the new interface…Sun, 24 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/first-taxonomy-updates-live1https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/first-taxonomy-updates-live1Taxonomy updates in Bird Journal are long overdue. The last three months have been spent preparing the first major updates and ensuring the experience is as…Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/replacing-specieshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/replacing-speciesEditing records in Bird Journal is achieved by editing a specific entry. Certain changes however will be very tedious made to individual entries.The Replace…Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/library-update-notificationshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/library-update-notificationsIn early versions of Bird Journal we relied on software updates to also provide you with updates to "built-in" taxonomies and checklists. For taxonomies &…Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-5-desktop-app-releasedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-5-desktop-app-releasedI'm pleased to announce that the version 5 desktop app is now live, with a refined user experience, Mac support and some great new features.Many, many thanks…Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-5-mapshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-5-mapsMaps were just added to the Bird Journal 5 beta, and they're much improved.SpiderifyingMany observations at the same point are no longer a problem thanks to…Tue, 10 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-5-renewals-and-an-app-updatehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-5-renewals-and-an-app-updateWe're busy with a number of things at the moment, and I thought it would be nice to give you a brief update on each.Bird Journal 5We've now released the early…Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/latest-taxonomies-checklists-and-synonym-packshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/latest-taxonomies-checklists-and-synonym-packsWe've had a lot of fantastic contributions to the Bird Journal library since my last update in November last year.Here's a summary of items added since…Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-version-5-in-private-previewhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-version-5-in-private-previewWe're pleased to announce that we've released an initial preview of Bird Journal 5 desktop software to our beta testers. Bird Journal 5 has a refreshing,…Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-sync-health-servicehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-sync-health-serviceThe security of your data is a top concern for us and it's critical that sync works flawlessly for everyone.To this end we've created a new service that…Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/norfolk-bird-and-wildlife-fairhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/norfolk-bird-and-wildlife-fairWe're exhibiting at the Norfolk Bird & Wildlife Fair this weekend, 16th & 17th May, in the marquee at stand 20.I'm also giving a lecture on Top Apps for…Fri, 15 May 2015 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-2015-survey-competition-winnerhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-2015-survey-competition-winnerThank you for everyone who completed the survey, we really appreciate your help!I am pleased to announce the winner of the Bird Journal 2015 Survey competition…Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTChristinehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-2015-surveyhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/bird-journal-2015-surveyWe're conducting a brief survey to clarify priorities and pricing for Bird Journal and would appreciate your feedback.As a thank you, we will send a free iPad…Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/what-s-new-in-numbershttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/what-s-new-in-numbersIt's been two months since my last blog post, so it's high time for an update on what's been happening. In the last two months there have been:5 updates…Sun, 22 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/birdtrack-import-updatedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/birdtrack-import-updatedWe've just added support for importing the latest BirdTrack export format. BirdTrack actually changed their format a little while ago, so this update is…Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/filters-for-ios-and-androidhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/filters-for-ios-and-androidThere are a few Bird Journal Premium features that are only available on the Windows desktop software currently. This is something we are changing, starting…Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/the-gift-of-bird-journal-premiumhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/the-gift-of-bird-journal-premiumIt's now possible to purchase a Bird Journal Premium subscription as a gift - perfect for Christmas. You can purchase a one, two or three year subscription,…Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/library-itemshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/library-itemsWe've just made a big batch of new items and updates available in the library, mostly for the UK and Europe. You can install these to your account now using…Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/account-summary-and-sharinghttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/account-summary-and-sharingIt's now possible to sign in to your account on our website to view your account summary. This includes details of when you created your account, your…Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/getting-started-with-the-new-bird-journalhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/getting-started-with-the-new-bird-journalThe new Bird Journal has been live for just three days now and already the number of accounts has doubled.I've already written an article on how to get started…Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/all-new-bird-journalhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/all-new-bird-journalToday we are delighted to announce that the all-new Bird Journal is ready to use.New appsOur Android, iOS & Windows apps have each had a big update.You can now…Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Remember-everything-with-the-all-new-Bird-Journalhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Remember-everything-with-the-all-new-Bird-JournalWe are very excited to launch our free public beta in the next few days. We've been working hard for the last seven months to bring you some significant…Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Birding-Apps-Surveyhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Birding-Apps-SurveyI'm delighted to be giving a lecture on the top apps for birding at this years Birdfair at Rutland Water. To help bring a wider perspective I've created a…Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-33-Releasedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-33-ReleasedMaps in version 3 just got better. We're now using a different company (Mapbox) to provide map data. The data is still from open street map, but is much more…Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-32-releasedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-32-releasedNew month, and a new version of Bird Journal. A few changes this time, including some to help our effort to release Bird Journal as easily as possible. - New…Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-312-releasedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-312-releasedJust a small update this one: - Fixed BirdTrack export sometimes incorrectly merging sightings. - Fixed map screen pause on first load. The update is available…Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-with-non-english-Bird-nameshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-with-non-english-Bird-namesRecently we were asked if there was support for users who know their birds by their French names. The main software has not been localised, user interface etc.…Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v31-now-availablehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v31-now-availableWe have fixed a number of issues reported since the release of version 3, and these are now available in version 3.1. Enhancements: Graphs are now hidden on…Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-version-3-Released!https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-version-3-Released!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…Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Rutland-Birdfair-2012-See-you-there!https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Rutland-Birdfair-2012-See-you-there!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…Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Thank-you-for-visiting-us-at-the-London-Birdfair!https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Thank-you-for-visiting-us-at-the-London-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…Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/London-Wild-Bird-Watchhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/London-Wild-Bird-WatchThe 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…Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Update-Bird-Journal-v25-Point-Releasehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Update-Bird-Journal-v25-Point-ReleaseWe 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…Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Update-Bird-Journal-v24-Point-Releasehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Update-Bird-Journal-v24-Point-ReleaseWe 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…Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Gift-it-this-Christmas!https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Gift-it-this-Christmas!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…Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-iOS-5-Compatibility-Issue-Fixedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-iOS-5-Compatibility-Issue-FixedJust to let you know that iOS 5 compatibility issue is now fixed. The new update has been approved by Apple and can now be downloaded from the App Store.Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/iPhone-iOS-5-Compatibility-Issueshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/iPhone-iOS-5-Compatibility-IssuesBird Journal mobile is experiencing compatibility issues with the new IOS5. If you have recently upgraded your iPhones IOS to 5 then you will experience issues…Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/2011-British-Birdfairhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/2011-British-BirdfairWe would like to say a special thank you for those who came to see us at the Birdfair. We would also like to thank Tim Appleton, Emma Tate and all staff who…Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Birdfair-and-Bird-Journal-Mobilehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Birdfair-and-Bird-Journal-MobileBirdfair stand is setup and ready for the weekend, and Bird Journal Mobile is live on the App Store! See you tomorrow!Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Birdfair-only-a-few-weeks-to-go!https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Birdfair-only-a-few-weeks-to-go!We are very excited to be exhibiting at the British Birdfair in August 2011. The event will take place at Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland, Friday 19th until…Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Exhibiting-at-the-British-Birdfair-in-August-2011https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Exhibiting-at-the-British-Birdfair-in-August-2011Bluebird Technology is exhibiting at the British Birdfair in August 2011. The event will take place at Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland, Friday 19th – Sunday…Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Getting-started-Add-your-first-entryhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Getting-started-Add-your-first-entryThe first time you load Bird Journal you will be presented with a screen like below. To start adding your sightings into Bird Journal click on the New Entry…Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Getting-started-with-Bird-Journal-Loading-Bird-Journal-for-the-first-timehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Getting-started-with-Bird-Journal-Loading-Bird-Journal-for-the-first-timeThe installation wizard will automatically create a shortcut to Bird Journal on your desktop: To launch Bird Journal double click on the shortcut icon. The…Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Getting-started-with-Bird-Journalhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Getting-started-with-Bird-JournalIn the next few weeks we are publishing a series of ‘Getting Started Guides’ to help new and existing users to better understand how Bird Journal works. The…Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/2011-Spring-Bird-Fairhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/2011-Spring-Bird-FairIt has been another successful year at the Spring Bird Fair, Middleton Hall Tamworth. Thank you for those who came to visit us at our stand, it’s always nice…Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bluebird-Technology-at-the-Birdwatchers-Spring-Fair-2011https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bluebird-Technology-at-the-Birdwatchers-Spring-Fair-2011(9.30 am to 5.30 pm on Saturday 21st May, 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday 22nd May - Price: Adults £5, children free) We are exhibiting at The BirdWatchers Spring Fair…Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Update-Bird-Journal-v23-Point-Releasehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Update-Bird-Journal-v23-Point-ReleaseSince our last point release of Bird Journal v2.2 there were two serious crashes found by our users: 1. Crash when importing wildlife/birds/synonym lists. 2.…Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Taxonomic-Orderinghttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Taxonomic-OrderingIn the recent update of Bird Journal version 2.2 we have added a new feature: taxonomic ordering. To apply taxonomic ordering - go to the ‘Options –…Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v22-Point-Releasehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v22-Point-ReleaseWe are pleased to announce the official release of Bird Journal version 2.2. The point release includes fixes to problems people were having with version 2.1.…Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/The-Birdwatchers-Spring-Fair-2011https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/The-Birdwatchers-Spring-Fair-2011For the second year running we are exhibiting at the spring fair in Tamworth on Saturday 21st May and Sunday 22nd May 9:30am to 5.30pm (10am to 4pm Sunday).…Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Reviewed-by-Surfbirdscomhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Reviewed-by-SurfbirdscomWe would like to thank Steve Lister for his detailed review of Bird Journal. Steve is a county recorder for Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society…Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/BJ-Tips-and-Tricks-Preferred-species-names-using-synonym-listshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/BJ-Tips-and-Tricks-Preferred-species-names-using-synonym-listsSynonym lists can be used to change bird species names to names that are more familiar. For this example let’s take the species Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)…Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Review-by-Blurred-Birdinghttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Review-by-Blurred-BirdingWe would like to thank Martyn Yapp for taking the time to publish a review about Bird Journal version 2.1. Martyn is an active birder and blogger based in the…Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/VAT-Changeshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/VAT-ChangesAs you may know, the standard rate of VAT (Value Added Tax) in the UK has increased from 17.5 percent to 20 percent on 4 January 2011. Despite of the VAT…Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Merry-Christmas-Happy-New-Year!https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Merry-Christmas-Happy-New-Year!We would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your support over the last year. We will continue to develop innovative bird…Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Christmas-Gift-Free-Parker-pen-worth-c2a38https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Christmas-Gift-Free-Parker-pen-worth-c2a38The last delivery for first class ends on the 21st Dec. Orders of Bird Journal Box Copy taken before 5pm tomorrow will be dispatched in time for Christmas for…Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Post-in-time-for-Christmas-2010https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Post-in-time-for-Christmas-2010I hope you are enjoying the winter birds and are keeping nice and warm. As we are approaching closer to the festive holidays, we would like to inform you of…Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/New-Wildlife-Checklistshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/New-Wildlife-ChecklistsWe would like to thank Mike Javis for creating the Mammals of Australia checklist and also Chris Love and David Spencer for completing the UK Macro Moth…Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-e28093-Gift-it-this-Christmashttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-e28093-Gift-it-this-ChristmasTo make it easier to buy Bird Journal as a gift this Christmas we have improved the checkout page to include a ‘Gift it’ section. Previously there was no…Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Lee-G-R-Evans-Bird-Journal-Reviewhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Lee-G-R-Evans-Bird-Journal-Review“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…Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bluebird-Technology-now-on-Twitter-and-Facebook!https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bluebird-Technology-now-on-Twitter-and-Facebook!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…Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Watching-Magazine-UKhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Watching-Magazine-UKWe 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…Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Summer-Sale!https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Summer-Sale!Summer is truly upon us here in the UK and there is no time like the present to organise your wildlife sightings. We are offering a 15% off all Bird Journal…Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v21-Point-Releasehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v21-Point-ReleaseWe 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.…Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Wildlife-Checklistshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Wildlife-ChecklistsIn a short space of time we already have a nice selection of wildlife checklists to download thanks to our dedicated Bird Journal users. All checklists are…Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bluebird-Forumhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bluebird-ForumWe are pleased to announce the launch of our very own company forum! This is now live on our website, and can be viewed by clicking on Forum on the menu. The…Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Spring-Bird-Fair-Tamworthhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Spring-Bird-Fair-TamworthWe 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…Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v2-Released-(1025-Discount)https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v2-Released-(1025-Discount)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…Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-V2-Updatehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-V2-UpdateWe would like to send a special thank you to those who emailed us a sample of your data. We are very pleased with how import has progressed and is nearing…Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Import3b-Data-Neededhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Import3b-Data-NeededSpring is now upon us, and while you are no doubt enjoying the bird activity, we're busy putting the finishing touches to Bird Journal 2.0. The import process…Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Upgrading-to-Bird-Journal-v2https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Upgrading-to-Bird-Journal-v2Development 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,…Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v2https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-v2We 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…Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Testimonialhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-TestimonialWe 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…Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Seasons-Greetingshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Seasons-GreetingsWe 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…Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTChristinehttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-14-Releasedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-14-ReleasedVersion 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…Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/eBird-Support-for-Bird-Journal-Tutorialhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/eBird-Support-for-Bird-Journal-TutorialeBird 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…Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Tutorialshttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-TutorialsWe 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…Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Spreading-the-Wordhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Spreading-the-WordWe would like to share with you our latest work to help spread the word of Bird Journal. Here is the web banner in the making, starting with our first…Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Fair-09https://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Fair-09The British Bird Fair 09 is only days away. We'll be there on Saturday. If you would like to catch up, then just send us an email. We'd love the chance to meet…Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Personal-Journalhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Personal-JournalAs Bird Journal continues to mature, we are steadying the rate of updates issued. We're very pleased with how much Bird Journal has grown, and our efforts will…Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-13-Releasedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-13-ReleasedVersion 1.3 of Bird Journal has just been released. As you can see we've been quite busy. The custom properties feature in particular was requested a number of…Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-Importhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-ImportOne of the next new features for Bird Journal is Import. As always we want to make it really easy, and we want to make it capable of importing almost any…Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-12-Releasedhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Bird-Journal-12-ReleasedVersion 1.2 of Bird Journal is now live. In this update we've added a complete new edition - the Continent Edition. This edition includes all taxonomies…Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Version-12-Almost-Readyhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Version-12-Almost-ReadyBird Journal version 1.2 is almost ready now. The new calendar date picker is in, and the two extra taxonomies for Spain (Sociedad Española de Ornitología) and…Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustinhttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Welcome-to-our-bloghttps://blog.birdjournal.com/post/Welcome-to-our-blogWelcome to the new Bird Journal blog. If you're not familiar with 'blogs' then they are a more informal and interactive way of sharing news, information and…Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTJustin