Merlin Bird ID

[Welsh_red 4,633]

People on the meateater podcast have been raving about it . You hold your phone out with the app open and recording and it will tell you every bird noise around you and identify each bird . If theirs more than one bird it will list them all and when they are making their noise the bird flashes yellow . Good app for those of us that don't know everything 

[gnasher16 30,063]

Brilliant,thankyou.....i tend to put my phone on record then ask someone at a later date !

[bell 3,591]

Smart app mate cheers. Just downloaded it and it’s bloody accurate and sensitive. 

[Welsh_red 4,633]

I think it would be a good tool especially for kids . Technology has its downfalls but sometimes its pretty amazing . Especially considering its free . 

[king 11,972]

I love listening the the nightingale I'm the evenings on the edge of the forest..

4th down the list here..

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[bell 3,591]

34 minutes ago, king said:

I love listening the the nightingale I'm the evenings on the edge of the forest..

4th down the list here..

WWW.WOODLANDTRUST.ORG.UK

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Never heard one mate, where are you ?….had the app in the garden today, it’s accurate, I know all the bird calls but it ID tree sparrow chirruping away which we have a lot of here and I can’t tell the difference in  call between tree and house sparrows

 

 

[king 11,972]

6 minutes ago, bell said:

 

 

I'm in shropshire mate..i will try the app welsh red put up..

[paddyluke 747]

here's another good app for identifying plants,birds,insects,trees etc

Seek by iNaturalist · iNaturalist

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Edited May 9, 2023 by paddyluke

[EDDIE B 3,162]

On 09/05/2023 at 21:34, Welsh_red said:

I think it would be a good tool especially for kids . Technology has its downfalls but sometimes its pretty amazing . Especially considering its free . 

Nice one lad. I used to do a lot of surveys, and knew the sounds of most common bird species. In recent years, I've done very little, and to say I'm a little rusty is an understatement. This app will come in handy, and as you say, great for the kids, cheers

[bell 3,591]

I’m a little addicted to it now, in the garden have had everything from blackcap, white throat and curlew flying over…..pretty accurate and picked up Tree Sparrow as opposed to House Sparrow……sat out at lunchtime with it and stomach rumbled and up popped ‘Rock Pigeon’ !! …..whatever that is !…..have tried to fool it wit rubbish cuckoo impressions but not having it.  

[EDDIE B 3,162]

Stuck the phone out the window while ago, and got these. Very good app

 

[Greyman 28,285]

On 08/05/2023 at 21:41, Welsh_red said:

People on the meateater podcast have been raving about it . You hold your phone out with the app open and recording and it will tell you every bird noise around you and identify each bird . If theirs more than one bird it will list them all and when they are making their noise the bird flashes yellow . Good app for those of us that don't know everything 

Thanks mate kids and neighbours thoroughly enjoying it and I will load it on my iPad when I can remember my apple I’d

[MH1 1,871]

Good app, keep giving it a quick go when I'm out and about lol

[mel b 2,299]

My Mrs put it on her phone on Friday,  and we used it yesterday while we were at our woodland. I must be honest , we both found it absolutely amazing.

[jukel123 7,957]

I was asked for my credit card details.Is that normal or did I do something wrong?