Bird Journal
Desktop Recorder, Version 2.5
Download a fully functional trial version now including a sample database with over 10,000 sightings and over 300 photographs...
BirdWatch Magazine - Apr 2011
“Overall, this is a very easy-to-use program with a nice user interface. The graphs and customisable checklists are a great addition...”
Bird Watching Magazine - Aug 2010
“Even if your birdwatching is strictly of the casual, stroll-in-the-country-and-take-some-bins type, there’s a lot of additional pleasure to be gained from keeping a decent record of what you see.”
View more reviews by surfbirds.com, Lee G R Evans, FatBirder and many more..
"I feel I have to write to tell you how thrilled I am with your product, being able to sample the trial version was a great help and made the decision to buy an easyone!"
"I've bought nearly all the Bird programmes and yours is the only one i've felt comfortable with from day one...your software earns top marks from me and the more i use it the more i like it."
"I like the simplicity of use. I like the clean, crisp, colourful and, perhaps most importantly, I really like the open feel of the “page” presented."
Record Bird & Wildlife Sightings
Record keeping is made less of a chore when it’s fun. Bird Journal makes it easy to keep track of all your sightings. Whether its birds, butterflies or insects, Bird Journal will faithfully store all your wildlife sightings in one place.
Learn morePhoto Gallery
Bird Journal automatically organises your photos making it easy to search for that House Finch you saw in the summer of 2010, to the Small Copper butterflies seen in Rutland.
Learn moreGraphs
Bird Journal will automatically generate interesting statistics from your data. It’s easy to keep track of your life count or compare the number of species you’ve seen this year so far with last years sightings.
Learn moreLatest Bird Checklists
Bird Journal includes bird checklists covering most countries of the world. Official bird checklists include the USA, the UK, Australia and many more places...
Learn moreOther Features
- Print Checklists
- Auto Generate Reports
- Custom Properties
- Data Security
- Organise Locations
- Multiple Taxonomies
- Share Checklists
- Share Sightings
- Localise Species Names
- Navigation and Search Tools
- Personalise your Journal
- Import Bird/Wildlife Sightings






















