You see a bird and want to know what it is. Birdy helps you identify it with the camera, a photo or a short recording. Once you have a match, you can save the sighting in your own field journal.
That is why Birdy exists. The identification gives you a name. The journal lets you keep the find.
Identification is the first step
Open the camera and Birdy suggests a species while you look at the bird. You can also choose a photo from your gallery or record its song. The app shows how confident it is, and you review the match before you save anything.
Your journal brings those sightings together. You can return to a bird you saw last week, look through the species you have found and build a record of the places you visit. The result is useful long after you have closed the camera.
The guide works without a signal
Birdy includes 839 European species with photos and descriptions. You can search the guide while you are outside, even when mobile coverage is poor. The models for photos and sound also run on your phone.
You do not need an account to get started. Your photos and journal stay on your device. Birdy does not need to upload a bird photo to identify it.
Made to help you learn
Birdy is useful when you are learning common garden birds and when you want a record of everything you have found. It can be unsure about a match, so you always make the final call before it goes into your journal.
The Android app is available now. An iPhone version is in development. Both are part of the same idea: make it simple to recognise a bird, learn about it and remember where you found it.