6. Species List
Currently these appear in alpha order but this means all warblers etc are "shuffled" amongst list.
It would be preferable if all the related species appeared together.

E.g. Warbler Arctic
Warbler Reed
Warbler Ruppell’s
Warbler Sedge
Warbler Willow

It would be more user friendly to have the option to chose the type of sequence in which the species are listed i.e. to have all warblers one after the other.
The same with doves / finches / gulls etc
Is there a way that this can be done?

I keep moth records on Bird Journal, which hugely expands its use for me.

It would be nice to see the moth records on the summary page though.

I like to use paper checklists in the field where cellular service is iffy. The full North American checklist prints out at 27 pages. Generating East and West checklists would require that North American birds be regionally tagged in the database, and they would need to have more than one region as there is overlap for some birds that appear in both regions.

It is quite normal for birders to have a WP life list (as opposed to Europe). How easy is it for you (or me) to create?

Report that lets you view which species seen in past years have not yet been seen in the current year.

Have on your main web page about Bird Journal a link to e.g. all the countries etc that are covered, all the wildlife groups that you have covered etc. . In other words, make the page more informative????

Michael Lenz

On the mobile app, the search bar on the right for the Add species list has letters that makes it easier to jump to the area where the species you are looking for is. The search bar for the subscriber's own species list only has dots, and you need to estimate the distance down the line to jump to the right area. Better still, if you could enable to type in letters to more accurately help with the search this would be awsome!

Whilst adding my older records on the desktop I'm having to use a map app on my phone to find sites where I've seen certain birds as it's quicker than having to flick between the 2 map options available. A hybrid option which is used on the app would be an excellent addition and save me and others time.

For larger flocks of Gulls or Geese allow for an observation of Larus spp. or Branta spp. (or some similar, lower level identification). This would allow for better integration with eBird and data collection.

The ability to enter a photo when generating a new location. This will allow the photo to be loaded when you enter the location details in your observations.

When I input records of visits to me BBS 1-Km square I prefer to use an OS Map Grid Reference to the co-ordinates

Is it possible to have a Florida specific or USA list rather than using the whole world list?

When you select entries and then on a specific entry, consider having the species name at the top (rather than it saying 'Entry' above where that date etc is located. You can view the species name more easily and also with the species name at the bottom currently, the text is too cramped and is overexposed on top of species count and Good view etc.

As a cruiser I have records of many seabird species from Antarctica to Arctic. Having Ocean as Parent it would be easier to place eg Bering Sea in Pacific.

In countries using the metric system such as Australia it would be extremely useful to be able to select metric values rather than converting acres to hectares and miles to kilometres. Its sometimes just a little frustrating..