About Bird Journal
Bird Journal is the best way to record, explore and share your bird & wildlife observations and experiences. It has thousands of users across the world, and now brings its full power to iPhone and iPad in one beautifully...
Bird Journal is the best way to record, explore and share your bird & wildlife observations and experiences. It has thousands of users across the world, and now brings its full power to iPhone and iPad in one beautifully native app. Start keeping a record of your bird & wildlife observations now with a free account. RECORD ANYTHING Enter bird & wildlife observations, photos, habitat and more with customisable data entry. Bird Journal's growing library contains hundreds of checklists and taxonomies, with over 100,000 species and subspecies worldwide. EXPLORE YOUR RECORDS Enjoy looking back through your data with beautiful entry reports, species lists, graphs*, maps*, reports* & a redesigned photo gallery. Search instantly by date, species, location & more. POWERFUL TOOLS, NOW ON MOBILE Import and export your records, replace species across your data, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs - all for the first time on your phone or tablet. SHARE YOUR RECORDS Export, print and share records, species lists and photos straight to friends and other apps. eBird and BirdTrack systems are fully supported, so you can conveniently contribute to conservation efforts. ACCESS ANYWHERE Access and enter your records on any supported device or computer. Data is stored on each device, meaning you always have access even when on the move, in the field or abroad. REMEMBER FOREVER Never lose your data. Everything added to Bird Journal is safely and securely stored in Bird Journal's cloud. If you lose your device or your computer malfunctions, simply sign back in to your account to carry on from where you left off. BRING YOUR DATA Get started quickly by importing existing records from any other system or app. eBird, BirdTrack & Wildlife Recorder records can be imported directly. * Requires an upgrade to a Bird Journal Premium account.
Version History NEW • Lifers and year firsts are badged and counted as you record them • Firsts show on your entries list and every entry • New Firsts per Year graph* • New locations fit into how you organise your locations • Species rows on an entry show counts, photos and notes at a glance FIXES • Tapping a cluster of map pins zooms in reliably • eBird exports from decimal-comma regions have the right effort values • Dates, numbers and imports read correctly in every region and calendar • The screen no longer stays shortened after taking or choosing a photo with the keyboard open * Requires Premium 5.27.106 Sep 25 New in this update: • Sharper, smoother maps, and places you've seen draw instantly, even with no signal • A map on every entry and every location, free for everyone • Edit a location from its own page • Set a position by dragging the map under the pin • Type dates and times as well as tapping them, and jump back years in a flick • With Live Input off, new entries keep the date you last used • Choose subspecies or codes once for every checklist that has them • Plus fixes and improvements 5.27.88 Sep 17 Bird Journal now does its work several times faster. Searching for a species, opening a list and building a report are all quicker — most noticeable with a large checklist or a world taxonomy. Also in this release: • Species search now says what it was searching within, so it's clear where to widen it. • Scrolling the species list no longer records a species by accident. • Graphs with long labels now read properly on a phone. • Fixed a rare crash, and a report list that could stop loading more rows. 5.27.73 Sep 12 • Your main screens — Summary, Entries, Gallery, Species and Locations — now sit in a bar along the bottom, always one tap away • Changes to an observation apply as you make them, and deleting one really deletes it • More accurate geotagging, and your own locations now come first in Nearby • Fixes to filters, species browsing and list counts 5.27.49 Sep 8 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.22 Aug 16 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.19 Aug 14 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.3 Aug 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.35 Jul 31 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.27 Jul 22 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.17 Jul 9 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 Jul 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 Jun 30 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience: • The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen • Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet • Share your photos straight to friends and other apps • Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations • Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 Jun 29 Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Bird Journal since it was posted on our website on 2022-07-30 14:23:40.
The latest version is 5.27.106 and it was updated on 2026-10-07 01:23:55. See below the changes in each version.
Bird Journal version 5.27.106
Updated At: 2026-10-07
Changes: Version History NEW
• Lifers and year firsts are badged and counted as you record them
• Firsts show on your entries list and every entry
• New Firsts per Year graph*
• New locations fit into how you organise your locations
• Species rows on an entry show counts, photos and notes at a glance
FIXES
• Tapping a cluster of map pins zooms in reliably
• eBird exports from decimal-comma regions have the right effort values
• Dates, numbers and imports read correctly in every region and calendar
• The screen no longer stays shortened after taking or choosing a photo with the keyboard open
* Requires Premium 5.27.106 Sep 25 New in this update:
• Sharper, smoother maps, and places you've seen draw instantly, even with no signal
• A map on every entry and every location, free for everyone
• Edit a location from its own page
• Set a position by dragging the map under the pin
• Type dates and times as well as tapping them, and jump back years in a flick
• With Live Input off, new entries keep the date you last used
• Choose subspecies or codes once for every checklist that has them
• Plus fixes and improvements 5.27.88 Sep 17 Bird Journal now does its work several times faster. Searching for a
species, opening a list and building a report are all quicker — most
noticeable with a large checklist or a world taxonomy.
Also in this release:
• Species search now says what it was searching within, so it's clear
where to widen it.
• Scrolling the species list no longer records a species by accident.
• Graphs with long labels now read properly on a phone.
• Fixed a rare crash, and a report list that could stop loading more rows. 5.27.73 Sep 12 • Your main screens — Summary, Entries, Gallery, Species and Locations — now sit in a bar along the bottom, always one tap away
• Changes to an observation apply as you make them, and deleting one really deletes it
• More accurate geotagging, and your own locations now come first in Nearby
• Fixes to filters, species browsing and list counts 5.27.49 Sep 8 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.22 Aug 16 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.19 Aug 14 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.3 Aug 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.35 Jul 31 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.27 Jul 22 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.17 Jul 9 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 Jul 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 Jun 30 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 Jun 29 Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018
Bird Journal version 5.27.106
Updated At: 2026-09-27
Changes: Version History NEW
• Lifers and year firsts are badged and counted as you record them
• Firsts show on your entries list and every entry
• New Firsts per Year graph*
• New locations fit into how you organise your locations
• Species rows on an entry show counts, photos and notes at a glance
FIXES
• Tapping a cluster of map pins zooms in reliably
• eBird exports from decimal-comma regions have the right effort values
• Dates, numbers and imports read correctly in every region and calendar
• The screen no longer stays shortened after taking or choosing a photo with the keyboard open
* Requires Premium 5.27.106 1d ago New in this update:
• Sharper, smoother maps, and places you've seen draw instantly, even with no signal
• A map on every entry and every location, free for everyone
• Edit a location from its own page
• Set a position by dragging the map under the pin
• Type dates and times as well as tapping them, and jump back years in a flick
• With Live Input off, new entries keep the date you last used
• Choose subspecies or codes once for every checklist that has them
• Plus fixes and improvements 5.27.88 Sep 17 Bird Journal now does its work several times faster. Searching for a
species, opening a list and building a report are all quicker — most
noticeable with a large checklist or a world taxonomy.
Also in this release:
• Species search now says what it was searching within, so it's clear
where to widen it.
• Scrolling the species list no longer records a species by accident.
• Graphs with long labels now read properly on a phone.
• Fixed a rare crash, and a report list that could stop loading more rows. 5.27.73 Sep 12 • Your main screens — Summary, Entries, Gallery, Species and Locations — now sit in a bar along the bottom, always one tap away
• Changes to an observation apply as you make them, and deleting one really deletes it
• More accurate geotagging, and your own locations now come first in Nearby
• Fixes to filters, species browsing and list counts 5.27.49 Sep 8 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.22 Aug 16 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.19 Aug 14 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.3 Aug 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.35 Jul 31 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.27 Jul 22 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.17 Jul 9 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 Jul 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 Jun 30 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 Jun 29 Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018
Bird Journal version 5.27.88
Updated At: 2026-09-20
Changes: Version History New in this update:
• Sharper, smoother maps, and places you've seen draw instantly, even with no signal
• A map on every entry and every location, free for everyone
• Edit a location from its own page
• Set a position by dragging the map under the pin
• Type dates and times as well as tapping them, and jump back years in a flick
• With Live Input off, new entries keep the date you last used
• Choose subspecies or codes once for every checklist that has them
• Plus fixes and improvements 5.27.88 2d ago Bird Journal now does its work several times faster. Searching for a
species, opening a list and building a report are all quicker — most
noticeable with a large checklist or a world taxonomy.
Also in this release:
• Species search now says what it was searching within, so it's clear
where to widen it.
• Scrolling the species list no longer records a species by accident.
• Graphs with long labels now read properly on a phone.
• Fixed a rare crash, and a report list that could stop loading more rows. 5.27.73 Sep 12 • Your main screens — Summary, Entries, Gallery, Species and Locations — now sit in a bar along the bottom, always one tap away
• Changes to an observation apply as you make them, and deleting one really deletes it
• More accurate geotagging, and your own locations now come first in Nearby
• Fixes to filters, species browsing and list counts 5.27.49 Sep 8 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.22 Aug 16 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.19 Aug 14 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.3 Aug 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.35 Jul 31 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.27 Jul 22 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.17 Jul 9 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 Jul 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 Jun 30 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 Jun 29 Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018 General fixes and improvements 5.1.31 09/19/2017
Bird Journal version 5.27.49
Updated At: 2026-09-12
Changes: Version History • Your main screens — Summary, Entries, Gallery, Species and Locations — now sit in a bar along the bottom, always one tap away
• Changes to an observation apply as you make them, and deleting one really deletes it
• More accurate geotagging, and your own locations now come first in Nearby
• Fixes to filters, species browsing and list counts 5.27.49 4d ago Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.22 Aug 16 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.19 Aug 14 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.3 Aug 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.35 Jul 31 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.27 Jul 22 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.17 Jul 9 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 Jul 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 Jun 30 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 Jun 29 Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018 General fixes and improvements 5.1.31 09/19/2017 Fixes occasional crashes when entering observations in the field.
Fixes observations sometimes being lost when resuming editing after the app was closed.
Makes backup upload more reliable.
Adds support for choosing whether to show lifers and year first badges. 5.0.1862 12/11/2016 The recent release added full support for iPad screens.
This is a small update on that to address a few issues:
- Selecting a parent location when adding a new location now works again
- Headers can no longer get out of sync, e.g. on the Entries or Species screens
- Maps now correctly restore the preferred mode
In addition you should find that the app starts up a little faster. 5.0.1847 10/27/2016
Bird Journal version 5.27.22
Updated At: 2026-09-05
Changes: Version History Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.22 Aug 16 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.19 Aug 14 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.3 Aug 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.35 Jul 31 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.27 Jul 22 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.17 Jul 9 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 Jul 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 Jun 30 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 Jun 29 Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018 General fixes and improvements 5.1.31 09/19/2017 Fixes occasional crashes when entering observations in the field.
Fixes observations sometimes being lost when resuming editing after the app was closed.
Makes backup upload more reliable.
Adds support for choosing whether to show lifers and year first badges. 5.0.1862 12/11/2016 The recent release added full support for iPad screens.
This is a small update on that to address a few issues:
- Selecting a parent location when adding a new location now works again
- Headers can no longer get out of sync, e.g. on the Entries or Species screens
- Maps now correctly restore the preferred mode
In addition you should find that the app starts up a little faster. 5.0.1847 10/27/2016 iPads are now fully supported!
This version of the Bird Journal iOS app makes full use of iPad screens. It also adds support for landscape orientation and fixes a handful of bugs. 5.0.1842 10/26/2016
Bird Journal version 5.27.3
Updated At: 2026-08-11
Changes: Version History Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.27.3 Aug 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.35 Jul 31 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.27 Jul 22 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.17 Jul 9 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 Jul 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 Jun 30 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 Jun 29 Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018 General fixes and improvements 5.1.31 09/19/2017 Fixes occasional crashes when entering observations in the field.
Fixes observations sometimes being lost when resuming editing after the app was closed.
Makes backup upload more reliable.
Adds support for choosing whether to show lifers and year first badges. 5.0.1862 12/11/2016 The recent release added full support for iPad screens.
This is a small update on that to address a few issues:
- Selecting a parent location when adding a new location now works again
- Headers can no longer get out of sync, e.g. on the Entries or Species screens
- Maps now correctly restore the preferred mode
In addition you should find that the app starts up a little faster. 5.0.1847 10/27/2016 iPads are now fully supported!
This version of the Bird Journal iOS app makes full use of iPad screens. It also adds support for landscape orientation and fixes a handful of bugs. 5.0.1842 10/26/2016 Now Even More Free!
Many previously premium features are now available to everyone:
- Input of worldwide birds
- Input of non-bird wildlife
- Filtering (e.g. to see year/location lists or to find all entries where you've seen a particular species)
The Bird Journal iOS app is now completely unrestricted! 5.0.1760 07/24/2016 Improved support for taxonomic updates. 5.0.1746 07/07/2016
Bird Journal version 5.25.27
Updated At: 2026-07-23
Changes: Version History Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.25.27 17h ago Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.17 Jul 9 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 Jul 1 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 Jun 30 Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 Jun 29 Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018 General fixes and improvements 5.1.31 09/19/2017 Fixes occasional crashes when entering observations in the field.
Fixes observations sometimes being lost when resuming editing after the app was closed.
Makes backup upload more reliable.
Adds support for choosing whether to show lifers and year first badges. 5.0.1862 12/11/2016 The recent release added full support for iPad screens.
This is a small update on that to address a few issues:
- Selecting a parent location when adding a new location now works again
- Headers can no longer get out of sync, e.g. on the Entries or Species screens
- Maps now correctly restore the preferred mode
In addition you should find that the app starts up a little faster. 5.0.1847 10/27/2016 iPads are now fully supported!
This version of the Bird Journal iOS app makes full use of iPad screens. It also adds support for landscape orientation and fixes a handful of bugs. 5.0.1842 10/26/2016 Now Even More Free!
Many previously premium features are now available to everyone:
- Input of worldwide birds
- Input of non-bird wildlife
- Filtering (e.g. to see year/location lists or to find all entries where you've seen a particular species)
The Bird Journal iOS app is now completely unrestricted! 5.0.1760 07/24/2016 Improved support for taxonomic updates. 5.0.1746 07/07/2016 Added taxonomic updates support
Improved reliability of communication with our systems
Improved species input search results ordering
Various bug fixes 5.0.1729 05/26/2016 Fixed intermittent crash tapping on "Enter location name..".
Fixed inability to uninstall taxonomies in some cases, even when they were not used. 5.0.1671 11/16/2015
Bird Journal version 5.24.2
Updated At: 2026-07-01
Changes: Version History Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.24.2 1h ago Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.23.16 1d ago Bird Journal for iPhone and iPad has been rebuilt from the ground up, bringing you the full power of our web and desktop apps in one beautifully native experience:
• The complete app — your entries, species and locations now sit alongside reports, graphs, maps and a redesigned photo gallery, all adapting gracefully to your screen
• Powerful tools, now on mobile — import and export your records, replace species, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs, all for the first time on a phone or tablet
• Share your photos straight to friends and other apps
• Still quick to record, with a streamlined, touch-friendly way to add and edit your observations
• Perfectly in sync across your phone, tablet, computer and the web 5.21.9 2d ago Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018 General fixes and improvements 5.1.31 09/19/2017 Fixes occasional crashes when entering observations in the field.
Fixes observations sometimes being lost when resuming editing after the app was closed.
Makes backup upload more reliable.
Adds support for choosing whether to show lifers and year first badges. 5.0.1862 12/11/2016 The recent release added full support for iPad screens.
This is a small update on that to address a few issues:
- Selecting a parent location when adding a new location now works again
- Headers can no longer get out of sync, e.g. on the Entries or Species screens
- Maps now correctly restore the preferred mode
In addition you should find that the app starts up a little faster. 5.0.1847 10/27/2016 iPads are now fully supported!
This version of the Bird Journal iOS app makes full use of iPad screens. It also adds support for landscape orientation and fixes a handful of bugs. 5.0.1842 10/26/2016 Now Even More Free!
Many previously premium features are now available to everyone:
- Input of worldwide birds
- Input of non-bird wildlife
- Filtering (e.g. to see year/location lists or to find all entries where you've seen a particular species)
The Bird Journal iOS app is now completely unrestricted! 5.0.1760 07/24/2016 Improved support for taxonomic updates. 5.0.1746 07/07/2016 Added taxonomic updates support
Improved reliability of communication with our systems
Improved species input search results ordering
Various bug fixes 5.0.1729 05/26/2016 Fixed intermittent crash tapping on "Enter location name..".
Fixed inability to uninstall taxonomies in some cases, even when they were not used. 5.0.1671 11/16/2015 When searching, now shows more relevant results first.
Fixed not being able to see the bottom of screens in some cases, for example when adding a new entry with a new location.
Fixed the top of the country list overflowing the screen and improved presentation.
Fixed location name being repeated on the left of the input box.
Fixed location and text inputs showing too far to the left.
Fixed not being able to sign in when there are extra spaces before or after the email address.
Fixed crashes when cannot send email or reach the internet from the help screen.
Fixed unstyled header on species screen.
Fixed classification sometimes overflowing the row on the species screen.
Fixed darker header on species list screen.
Upgraded to a more recent version of our mobile platform. 5.0.1662 11/02/2015 New look, consistent with our Bird Journal 5 release.
Added 64-bit support.
Added iOS 9 compatibility.
Fixed getting stuck on initial sync progress screen when there is a connectivity issue.
Fixed occasional crash signing out.
Fixed rare crash when searching library.
Made database files completely cross-platform. You may notice a slight delay starting Bird Journal for the first time after installing this update.
Updated error reporting. 5.0.1628 08/20/2015
Bird Journal version 5.10.14
Updated At: 2026-06-15
Changes: Version History Fixes input of species with locale-specific letters in their name, for e.g. Swedish and Norwegian. 5.10.14 Apr 20 Major updates to various technology behind the scenes to keep Bird Journal running smoothly 5.10.11 Apr 8 Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall. 5.3.35 01/07/2025 Fixed three of the top reported crashes. 5.3.33 01/06/2025 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.27 10/19/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.21 09/28/2024 Summary screen chart, account deletion requests, bug fixes and general updates. 5.3.9 09/25/2024 General updates to support import-export improvements. 5.1.168 03/30/2021 Fixes almost invisible white cursor in search bar when inputting. 5.1.115 02/04/2020 Fixes searchbar display issues and makes the most of newer iPhone screens. 5.1.114 02/01/2020 Made opt-in to news and offers explicit. 5.1.68 05/29/2018 General updates 5.1.59 04/29/2018 General fixes and improvements 5.1.31 09/19/2017 Fixes occasional crashes when entering observations in the field.
Fixes observations sometimes being lost when resuming editing after the app was closed.
Makes backup upload more reliable.
Adds support for choosing whether to show lifers and year first badges. 5.0.1862 12/11/2016 The recent release added full support for iPad screens.
This is a small update on that to address a few issues:
- Selecting a parent location when adding a new location now works again
- Headers can no longer get out of sync, e.g. on the Entries or Species screens
- Maps now correctly restore the preferred mode
In addition you should find that the app starts up a little faster. 5.0.1847 10/27/2016 iPads are now fully supported!
This version of the Bird Journal iOS app makes full use of iPad screens. It also adds support for landscape orientation and fixes a handful of bugs. 5.0.1842 10/26/2016 Now Even More Free!
Many previously premium features are now available to everyone:
- Input of worldwide birds
- Input of non-bird wildlife
- Filtering (e.g. to see year/location lists or to find all entries where you've seen a particular species)
The Bird Journal iOS app is now completely unrestricted! 5.0.1760 07/24/2016 Improved support for taxonomic updates. 5.0.1746 07/07/2016 Added taxonomic updates support
Improved reliability of communication with our systems
Improved species input search results ordering
Various bug fixes 5.0.1729 05/26/2016 Fixed intermittent crash tapping on "Enter location name..".
Fixed inability to uninstall taxonomies in some cases, even when they were not used. 5.0.1671 11/16/2015 When searching, now shows more relevant results first.
Fixed not being able to see the bottom of screens in some cases, for example when adding a new entry with a new location.
Fixed the top of the country list overflowing the screen and improved presentation.
Fixed location name being repeated on the left of the input box.
Fixed location and text inputs showing too far to the left.
Fixed not being able to sign in when there are extra spaces before or after the email address.
Fixed crashes when cannot send email or reach the internet from the help screen.
Fixed unstyled header on species screen.
Fixed classification sometimes overflowing the row on the species screen.
Fixed darker header on species list screen.
Upgraded to a more recent version of our mobile platform. 5.0.1662 11/02/2015 New look, consistent with our Bird Journal 5 release.
Added 64-bit support.
Added iOS 9 compatibility.
Fixed getting stuck on initial sync progress screen when there is a connectivity issue.
Fixed occasional crash signing out.
Fixed rare crash when searching library.
Made database files completely cross-platform. You may notice a slight delay starting Bird Journal for the first time after installing this update.
Updated error reporting. 5.0.1628 08/20/2015 Fixed time values being incorrectly set when not in UTC timezone. 4.1.1575 05/31/2015 Fixed in-app purchase on iOS 7
Fixed non-english characters being replaced by ?? when cancelling an edit 4.1.1564 05/11/2015 Fixed setting date, sometimes being a day ahead or behind.
Fixed crashes attempting to input observations, for Swedish users.
Added ability to upload database file to us for diagnostic reasons. 4.1.1560 04/12/2015
Bird Journal version 5.3.35
Updated At: 2025-01-07
Changes: Jan 7, 2025
Version 5.3.35
Fixes an occasional crash opening the observation screen and fixes observation rows sometimes being surprisingly tall.
