All Birds Scotland - A Complete Fieldguide to the Official List of Scottish Bird Species for iOS

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By Sunbird Images

*** This app describes in detail all the 513 bird species which ever have been recorded in Scotland, including irregular visitors, with 1834...

*** This app describes in detail all the 513 bird species which ever have been recorded in Scotland, including irregular visitors, with 1834 premium photographs and more than 892 bird songs. You can map birds with GPS, make your own lists and browse the species in 5 search modes after 2 years of development we are proud to being able to present you this ultimate Scottish birding app *** All Birds Scotland A complete fieldguide to all birds recorded in ScotlandBird watching in Scotland? This exceptional app includes all species which have been listed by the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC). It has been developed by passionate field ornithologists and published ecologists.To quickly find a bird you are looking for, species can be sorted in several ways: A-Z English names, A-Z Latin names, names in 17 additional languages, browse the groups by gallery view or foldable list In all cases irregular visitors can be faded-in or -outA simple identification key narrows the species down (e.g. by foot colour, bill shape, length of tail etc.) leading to the bird searched for and a choice of similar species. You can also look for fragments of a species name through a search screen the search for finch, for example, shows all the species which include the word finch in the species name.Despite the abundance of species provided: in order to precisely identify a bird no previous knowledge or ornithological expert skills are required.Of decisive help here are the qualitatively high-class large-scale images which show all bird species in their natural environment and, amongst others, originate from renowned photographers of the wildlife agency SUNBIRD IMAGES. The pictures have been chosen from thousands in order to allow the most reliable identification of the birds. The choice of photos is essential for identification: Bird pictures which only show the bird from front, which is the case for many of the sloppily developed apps on the market today, are of little use for birders. This app provides extensive texts and data for each bird species with information to:Description, ecology, population size, frequency, habitat and much more. In this respect, the texts for this app have especially been written for Scotland. This, amongst others, holds for population size, abundance, breeding status, local distribution (down to subspecies level), status of protection as well as migration.Special features: Includes all 513 species recorded in Scotland Irregular visitors are marked in red and can be faded-in or -out Extensive descriptions to every species with 24 sub-features each! 1834 well selected photographs, all in high quality (1024 x 768 pixels) Photos to each species, including female as well as summer and winter plumage for nearly every species sort and browse species: A-Z, Latin, + 17 more languages, taxonomic Egg photographs of 73 % of all Scottish species 892 bird songs and calls of 80 % of all UK species Create sighting lists and sort by place, date, group, and name automatically plots all spots on a map of the UK via GPS, which is editable make notes for each bird spotted Easy to use identification key search for latin or common name (or part of name) through search screen *** A graphically well-designed layout easy to use with large lettering *** "All Birds Scotland" is very well suited for keeping personalised watch lists.The development of this app took 2 years. It will be continuously developed further. In future, more images and songs will be constantly added as well as new identification features and image labelling.All updates are free of charge. Once downloaded no internet connection needed just download the app and start birding!Visit our internet support site for more information. We are happy, if you like our app. Please don't hesitate to email us if you have any questions or suggestions or comments at mullen@sunbird-images.com