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The online bird recording system that increases the personal, local and national value of your sightings.
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New order
11 May 2012
Not the 80s pop group but an update to BirdTrack's taxonomic order! BirdTrack follows the British Ornithologists's Union taxonomic list of birds; BOU makes some changes to the British List every year, and conducted a major reorganisation of the non-passerines in 2002 and the passerines in 2010. The recent changes, for example, saw the Spotted and Pied Flycatcher genera being separated by the robins, nightingales and allies. Whilst many local bird clubs immediately adopted the changes, BirdTrack needed to delay the implementation until now so as to avoid altering things mid way through Bird Atlas 2007-11.
BirdTrack app arrives!
4 May 2012
The BTO IT team have developed a fantastic new BirdTrack app for Android phones, allowing BirdTrackers to collect casual records within Britain and Ireland. Records can be collected offline, then verified and uploaded later, when convenient. GPS integration is included (when the GPS in your device is switched on!), and there's a helpful local hotspot viewer too. All in all, this is a vital app for any BirdTracker with an Android phone so go ahead and download it free today! An iPhone version is under development and should be available later in the year.
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