Bird Song Id: Auto Recognition
$3.81About Bird Song Id: Auto Recognition
The original and the best, accept no cheap imitations !
Record a bird singing and use Automatic Recognition to help identify it.
Unlike other apps, no internet or mobile connection is needed.
Top of its class, Bird Watching Magazine rated it 9 out of 10 saying it is remarkably accurate.
Copied by a few, bettered by none, Bird Song Id is three years ahead of anyone else in this field !
The Times Newspaper said the app "Does what it says on the tin" and were amazed that "this astonishing piece of software costs about the same as a cup of coffee".
The Telegraph Newspaper said "Bird Song Id is a good walk improved, and may even put a spring in your step".
Bird Song Id helps you identify a wide variety of birds of the British Isles by their songs and calls.
Automatic Recognition takes place on the device, no connection to the internet or mobile network is needed.
Automatic Recognition is a little like Shazam for birds.
Great for identifying warbler, finch, sparrow, thrush, flycatcher and many other types of songbird.
Automatic Recognition needs good quality recordings to work well. See the help below, or follow the Developer Website link to find out how to improve your recordings.
How successful is it ? Our aim is to get the correct bird in the top three of those listed. In our testing of over 1,000 samples we found the success rate of Bird Song Id to be 85%.
Follow the Developer Website link to see a demo of Bird Song Id Automatic Recognition on YouTube
--------------- HELP ----------------
Automatic Recognition needs a good quality recording of the bird.
Only record when it is very quiet, apart from the bird singing of course.
Be close to the bird singing, as close as you can be without disturbing it.
Only record when a single bird is singing, or when a single bird is dominant
The analysis graph should have plenty of blue and green colors with few or no black peaks.
The peaks on the Bird Song Id graph should reach all the way to the top. Low peaks indicate poor quality and recognition is unlikely.
The Audio Quality, shown at the top of the results screen, should be at least Good, and preferably Very Good or Excellent
The highest Bird Song Id score should be above 70% to be useful. Below this and the system is telling you it is not sure what the song is.
A difference between two birds of less than 10% is not that significant, so listen to the samples from both to help you further
Make sure it is very quiet apart from the bird song which should be nice and loud
Be as close to the bird as you can be without disturbing it
Be patient, dont expect miracles, the system works but needs good clear recordings
The microphone is often at the bottom of a device, point the microphone towards the bird
Remove the case from your device if you use one as this can dampen the microphone
Record a single bird at a time
Capture at least two singing episodes if you can.
Record for the full 30 seconds
Avoid windy conditions. Air moving over the microphone will mask the bird sounds
Make sure there is plenty of life in the battery. Your device will reduce power going to the microphone as the battery runs down
Playing songs to the app from recorded material on the internet, other apps or CDs is unlikely to work as this material is digitally processed and edited (inter phase gaps are often shortened). They sound very different to recording birds for real in the natural environment. Particularly true for finch and warbler recordings.
Some devices, particularly larger tablets, do not have good microphones built in to them. This will result in a lot of background hiss that will cause Automatic Recognition to fail. Better external microphones are usually available for these devices.
Get to know the warble of a warbler, the chatter of a finch, the chirp of a sparrow, the song of a blackbird etc etc !
Record a bird singing and use Automatic Recognition to help identify it.
Unlike other apps, no internet or mobile connection is needed.
Top of its class, Bird Watching Magazine rated it 9 out of 10 saying it is remarkably accurate.
Copied by a few, bettered by none, Bird Song Id is three years ahead of anyone else in this field !
The Times Newspaper said the app "Does what it says on the tin" and were amazed that "this astonishing piece of software costs about the same as a cup of coffee".
The Telegraph Newspaper said "Bird Song Id is a good walk improved, and may even put a spring in your step".
Bird Song Id helps you identify a wide variety of birds of the British Isles by their songs and calls.
Automatic Recognition takes place on the device, no connection to the internet or mobile network is needed.
Automatic Recognition is a little like Shazam for birds.
Great for identifying warbler, finch, sparrow, thrush, flycatcher and many other types of songbird.
Automatic Recognition needs good quality recordings to work well. See the help below, or follow the Developer Website link to find out how to improve your recordings.
How successful is it ? Our aim is to get the correct bird in the top three of those listed. In our testing of over 1,000 samples we found the success rate of Bird Song Id to be 85%.
Follow the Developer Website link to see a demo of Bird Song Id Automatic Recognition on YouTube
--------------- HELP ----------------
Automatic Recognition needs a good quality recording of the bird.
Only record when it is very quiet, apart from the bird singing of course.
Be close to the bird singing, as close as you can be without disturbing it.
Only record when a single bird is singing, or when a single bird is dominant
The analysis graph should have plenty of blue and green colors with few or no black peaks.
The peaks on the Bird Song Id graph should reach all the way to the top. Low peaks indicate poor quality and recognition is unlikely.
The Audio Quality, shown at the top of the results screen, should be at least Good, and preferably Very Good or Excellent
The highest Bird Song Id score should be above 70% to be useful. Below this and the system is telling you it is not sure what the song is.
A difference between two birds of less than 10% is not that significant, so listen to the samples from both to help you further
Make sure it is very quiet apart from the bird song which should be nice and loud
Be as close to the bird as you can be without disturbing it
Be patient, dont expect miracles, the system works but needs good clear recordings
The microphone is often at the bottom of a device, point the microphone towards the bird
Remove the case from your device if you use one as this can dampen the microphone
Record a single bird at a time
Capture at least two singing episodes if you can.
Record for the full 30 seconds
Avoid windy conditions. Air moving over the microphone will mask the bird sounds
Make sure there is plenty of life in the battery. Your device will reduce power going to the microphone as the battery runs down
Playing songs to the app from recorded material on the internet, other apps or CDs is unlikely to work as this material is digitally processed and edited (inter phase gaps are often shortened). They sound very different to recording birds for real in the natural environment. Particularly true for finch and warbler recordings.
Some devices, particularly larger tablets, do not have good microphones built in to them. This will result in a lot of background hiss that will cause Automatic Recognition to fail. Better external microphones are usually available for these devices.
Get to know the warble of a warbler, the chatter of a finch, the chirp of a sparrow, the song of a blackbird etc etc !
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Improved recognition
Improved recognition
Version update Bird Song Id: Auto Recognition was updated to version v12
More downloads Bird Song Id: Auto Recognition reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update Bird Song Id: Auto Recognition was updated to version v11
Version update Bird Song Id: Auto Recognition was updated to version v9
What are users saying about Bird Song Id: Auto Recognition
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I paid £3.49 each for Sunbird's Bird Id and the Bird Song Id apps but have found neither to be anywhere close to a comprehensive database of all British birds. Sunbird has now produced a more comprehensive bird Id app called 'All Birds UK' for a further £12.99! So rather than updating its original paid bird id apps Sunbird is fleecing its customers for a further £12.99. This is a greedy company that treats its paying customers with contempt and I will refuse to pay for another of their apps. I have since downloaded the iBird Guide to Birds of the UK which is an infinitely more comprehensive and detailed app with many more photos, illustrations, bird calls and so much more information and costs £8.99. My advice would be to buy the iBird app and avoid Sunbird.
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Nice idea, but UI clunky. I have not successfully got the automatic recognition feature to work - appreciate that this is a work in progress
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Great starter app. I have used it throughout the day but best in the morning when birds are most vocal.
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I found it useful when there were few distracting noises.
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Not nearly enough content to be useful
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Very useful app. I found the video very useful in helping to obtain & decipher more accurate recordings. Am very happy with my choice.
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Common American crow, in Alberta. App included ring-necked parakeet as on of the top 3 options. No crow anywhere on the list.
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I am a beginner with twitching but found this app really useful
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Useful ap when out birdwatching.
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The best I can find at a reasonable price, thank you
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Love this app. It's really expanded my birding knowledge
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Great all in one app still need to test it fully.
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Excellent app Good value for money.
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Clever, useful and fun.
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Vastly improved recognition
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Canny
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It oftens gives an exhaustive list of birds, some of which are not found in SA, but it is, however, still very useful and helpful. I have benefitted from having it on my phone.
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Can't believe the Robin is not even listed on here! Very poor app. Don't waste your money
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Great to be able to play the songs repeatedly to memorise. Good quiz game as well.
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Very handy app
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Song recognition hard as difficult to record one bird!
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More birds please
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Good app but hard to find birds as I don't know the familys
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Brilliant app! Love it
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But otherwise pretty perfect
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Helped to recognise several birds by their song
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Bird song id
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a good app and looking forward to further development
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Free apps much better.
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The best
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Quality sounds
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Nice app
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This is such a brilliant idea. It's not foolproof, often it suggests a number of birds and you have to pick which one you think it is. That's no hardship and is actually fun!
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Disappointed how few UK birds it lists, especially when it comes to sea birds. No gannets, guillemots, shearwaters, razorbills, fulmars, puffins, arctic terns or eider ducks, to name just a few. Also, some birds that are found when you do a search are not listed under their family - e.g. the robin is not listed under the thrush family. Finally, in the case of birds such as the oystercatcher that have several different songs, it only has a recording of one of them (so can't recognise the others).
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A useful app for the beginner.
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Great little so helped me recognise birdsong.
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UK birdsong recognition
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Didn't actually think this would work but was surprised to find it identified each strand of my local dawn chorus as it started up. Obviously it's important to get as good a recording as possible so those who are critical may need to look at their own recording ability. The only improvement I would make is having the Record button centre screen as soon as you open the app. Often, by the time you have clicked through to find the button the damned bird has flown off.
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Is the recognition feature good? I wouldn't know. The UI was so hideous i closed the app in less than a minute. Don't buy this unless you're a total hardcore birdwatcher with absolutely no sense of what an app should look like. Windows 95 looks good compared to this sorry app.
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Excellent app for the new and enthusiastic birder who wishes to improve upon basic recognition. Easy to use but a little light on description and calls are sometimes too short. Probably not for the expetienced birder but really handy when, like me, I need to help my grandchildren with their spotting.