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  1. Mac version

    Make a native mac version of Bird Journal

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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    I’m pleased to report that Bird Journal 5 is now live, with a refined user experience, Mac support and some great new features:
    https://www.birdjournal.com/version-five-desktop-app

    If you’re currently using Bird Journal Free, a complementary 14-days premium subscription has been activated since license restrictions are now in place.

    Many, many thanks for all of your help during the beta. We hope you’re as pleased with the end result as we are. It’s certainly been the most open, collaborative development process for us so far, with the initial beta being available very early on.

    And a special thank you to all Mac users for your patience while we made this happen.

    Making the web version of Bird Journal available is one of our next priorities.

    Best wishes,

    Justin

  2. Update IOC!!

    Its now April 2019 and the last Bird Journal IOC update was June 2016 (IOC 6.2). The current version published by IOC is 9.1. Its very disappointing when it takes years to update a fundamental taxonomy. This should be the core of Bird Journal and updated as and when a new version is published.

    Unfortunately I am starting to get the feeling that the development (and updating of Bird Journal) is grinding to a halt. We get the occasional new or updated taxonomy created by users themselves, but now almost no in-house developments. Its a shame to see what was…

    56 votes
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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    IOC 10.1 and corresponding checklist updates are now available in the library. Press Library > Updates then Update All to get them.

    If species/subspecies you have used need attention due to possible splits, lumps, etc, then on updating you’ll be prompted to review these using the desktop app. You can open the list of taxonomic update issues at any time via Tools > Taxonomic Updates. There is also a list of changes that affect species/subspecies you’ve used on the Change Details tab.

    For more information on taxonomic updates see our guide: http://support.birdjournal.com/knowledgebase/articles/919095-taxonomy-updates-how-to

    Please refer to IOC species updates https://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/species-updates/, subspecies updates https://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/subspecies-2/ and master lists https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/master-list-2/ if you’re not sure if a split is relevant to your records or not.

    If you need further support feel free to drop us an email query.

    We’ve started work on 10.2 already so we can be ready to provide a timely update…

  3. Date range filter

    For all screens, including export, allow to filter by a range of dates. Currently it's only possible to filter to a month, month-year or year.

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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    This is now possible as part of the version 5 beta software:
    https://twitter.com/Bird_Journal/status/708643295874961409

    This feature will be generally available in an update shortly.

    You can vote for the outstanding work on this if you wish. Date range filtering for mobile apps:
    http://support.birdjournal.com/forums/262707-general/suggestions/12925491-date-range-filtering-for-mobile-apps

    And date range filtering for the export screen:
    http://support.birdjournal.com/forums/262707-general/suggestions/12925500-date-range-filtering-for-export-screen

    Best wishes,

    Justin

  4. Life list count running total

    I think it would be interesting to have a graph that provides a running tally of the life list. So time on the x axis and number of life birds on the y axis, so one can look at "progress" over time. Alternatively (or additionally), it would be nice to have BirdJournal provide your life count on a certain date or over a date range. There are times when, after a big trip, I wonder how many lifers I got on that trip and right now there doesn't appear to be a good way to really get at that number.

    43 votes
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  5. Allow taxonomic sorting on mobile versions

    Currently the birds are arranged alphabetically, but you tend to see families of birds in the same locations (and you tend to remember them in taxonomic groups too). Any taxonomy would be an improvement on alphabetical sorting.

    38 votes
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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    This is now live in both the Google Play and Apple App Stores! To enable the feature, select taxonomic ordering in the options section of the observation input screen.

    If you want taxonomic ordering of species generally, this can be enabled using the Windows software. Go to Account > Settings > Personalistion.

    Don’t forget that you get your votes back to spend on something else, now the item is completed.

    Next up is the combined Mac/Web/Windows software.

    Best wishes,

    Justin

  6. Filters for iOS & Android

    Add filters, like those in the desktop version of Bird Journal, to the mobile apps, so you can filter entries by eg. a species, and species by year, location, etc.

    29 votes
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  7. iPad version

    Create a iPad version of the mobile app to fully take account of the much better resolution on the device.

    And better still would be to add some of the Windows functionality around managing entries, editing of geotags in particular (by selecting from a map) would be good.

    26 votes
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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    This has now been completed and an update is available in the App Store that makes full use of the iPad screen.

    If it doesn’t yet show as an update then wait a few hours to let the App Store update – this is very hot off the press!

    We didn’t add any desktop features as part of this. If you’d like to see that then please vote for or create the relevant suggestions.

    Best wishes,

    Justin

  8. Custom Report Generator

    E.g. Under "Entries" I might want to select a particular species and select records marked with the "interesting" property (or any other property) and then view a report showing not only a list of entries but also the notes, counts, etc for those sightings (all on one page).

    24 votes
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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    This is now possible as part of the version 5 beta software:
    https://twitter.com/Bird_Journal/status/708013091531984900

    This feature will be generally available in an update shortly.

    There is plenty of scope for extensions of the new “reports” tab. Please create new suggestions/vote for reports/features you would like to see.

    For example, new reports could help identify target species, such as in this suggestion:
    http://support.birdjournal.com/forums/262707-general/suggestions/7305505-target-species

    Best wishes,

    Justin

  9. Target species

    Introduce features that help you see more species. Specifically to answer the following questions:
    - Which country has the most species that I have yet to see?
    - Which species have I not seen, in a particular country?
    - Where should I go to see a particular species?

    20 votes
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  10. Create a Web version

    Now that the data is centralised, a web version should be possible. I guess the pricing model may need to change to a subscription one or maybe make it a cut down version available to people with the desktop version?

    19 votes
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  11. The ability to import individual cheklists from eBird in desktop

    The current ability to import data from eBird into Bird Journal relies on the download of one's complete eBird data set. When birding with others who use the eBird app they share their list (obtained by concensus) with the party. These individual lists cannot be imported without a lot of reformatting to the point that it is easier to input these lists by hand.

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  12. update IOC, Clements World Lists taxonomy changes

    Due to regular changes made by these bodies I would want to know my Life List is up to date with the latest releases of the likes of IOC taxonomy changes, lumps, splits etc. Currently I am aware of several changes made some time ago that I am currently missing in my list. Therefore I would really like to have my Bird Journal updated with these changes as and when they occur that then reviews and updates my lists in BJ and either updates automatically or asks me to review or validate any changes when required. To also know what…

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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    Taxonomy update are now available for BOU and IOC taxonomies:
    http://blog.birdjournal.com/post/first-taxonomy-updates-live1

    We’ll be updating Clements next which will be significantly easier now that we’ve done all of the groundwork. No need to open a new suggestion for this – it’s already planned.

    Feel free to open suggestions for enhancements to the taxonomic update process if there’s something you think we can improve on.

    Thanks for your patience!

    Justin

  13. Option to Arrange Lists Chronologically

    Under species view if I'd like to be able to list birds by date of sighting. Then I can easily determine if I just seen a bird for the first time this year or the first time ever etc. ......or in reverse order so I can easily see when was the last time I saw a particular bird. Perhaps by clicking on "Last sighting" or First sighting" the list could be displayed in ascending or descending chronological order.. (May also need an option to restore the users default order or alphabetical or taxonomic)

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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    While not implemented exactly as suggested, it’s now possible to view lifers in this way using the new lifers/firsts report.

    Please create a new suggestion for allowing to sort earliest first, if that’s something you’d like to see. Only most recent first is currently supported.

    Best wishes,

    Justin

  14. Daily sightings list.

    I would like to be able to compile a list of all sightings in a day's observing, when more than one sight is visited

    13 votes
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  15. Option to download all photos

    Add an option to download all photos to another computer or device and sync when new photos are added. The current behaviour only downloads photos when they're viewed for the first time.

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  16. First of Year Birds

    Mark first of year birds in some way.

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  17. support the global upload on Birdtrack so that Bird Journal international records can be uploaded to avoid double entry.

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  18. On the desktop version be able to filter/search in the edit locations dialog box

    I have possible hundreds of locations in many countries on 6 continents ( not Africa, yet!). If I need to change a location it's very tiresome trying to find them without being able to filter

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  19. Sort species by first and last observation

    It should be possible to sort species by first and last observation. Then you could easily see i.e. your last 10 lifers.

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  20. Can you provide an update on when the IOC and Clements taxonomies will be updated? It's been almost 2 years since the last updates. Thanks

    It seems as though updates have ground to a halt again. If Bird Journal is no longer going to be updated is there a way the taxonomy can be opened up to allow users to create a clone of it and edit it themselves the same way we can with taxonomies created by other bird journal users?

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    completed  ·  AdminJustin Caldicott (Co-founder, Bird Journal) responded

    Sorry for the delay on this. IOC 13.2 is now available in the library as an update. Press Library > Updates then Update All to get it.


    We've started work on 14.1 already so that it can be available once officially released. Corresponding checklist updates and Clements updates will follow.


    If species/subspecies you have used need attention due to possible splits, lumps, etc, then on updating you’ll be prompted to review these using the desktop app. You can open the list of taxonomic update issues at any time via Tools > Taxonomic Updates. There is also a list of changes that affect species/subspecies you’ve used on the Change Details tab.


    For more information on taxonomic updates see our guide: http://support.birdjournal.com/knowledgebase/articles/919095-taxonomy-updates-how-to


    Please refer to IOC species updates https://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/species-updates/, subspecies updates https://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/subspecies-2/ and master lists https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/master-list-2/ if you’re not sure if a split is relevant to your records or not.


    If you…

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