The FREE APP that allows birders to share the latest information about each of the sites in the Finding Birds books

* add your own sightings or comments

* read what others have seen and exactly where the birds were showing best

Its like having a birders’ log for every site in these books

Dave Gosney says

‘As I’ve travelled in search of birds, one of the most valuable resources has often been a birders’ log at some cafe or auberge close to a birding site - full of observations from other birders who have visited there. But not many sites have such a logbook and, even if they have, you have to take time out from birding to find it and read it. So, I’ve designed this app and made it available free of charge so all birders can keep each other informed of what’s about at sites in many countries. The amount of information in here will be sparse to begin with but as more birders add their own contributions it will build into a valuable resource, updating the sites in my books.’

Sample pages

How to get a copy of the app

We expect this app will become available in September 2011

The app is designed to be used on a smart phone (including iPhone), a tablet (including an iPad) and any computer.

To use the app on an iPhone iPod Touch or iPad, download it free of charge from the iTunes store

To use the app on an android phone, download it free from any android store (eg here)

To use the app on a ‘normal’ computer, download it free from here

How to use the App

* Use the simple menu structure to navigate to any site in the books.

* Read what others have reported from that site

* Add your own comments or observations - whatever you think might benefit another birder visiting that site (has anything changed? are the birds still there? was there a particular place where birds were showing best?)

A birders’ log in the hand is worth 2 in the cafe!