Birds Near Me

Name: Birds Near Me
Rating: 3.8 (25 reviews)
Author: Gerry Shaw

By: Gerry Shaw

Worldwide Birding Field Guide

Features & Capabilities

The bird guide for everybody everywhere in the world. Find what birds are near you anywhere in the world or find pictures, songs, locations and information about any bird in the world.

Features include:

Search for pictures, songs, sightings and information on more than 10,000 birds from across the entire world
Birding hotspots around the globe
Specific filter for notable sightings near you
View a custom list of recent bird sightings near your location
Support for iPhone X
Optimized for the iOS 11
Designed and programmed by a birder, for birders
Free

Special thanks to:

eBird and all the birders for contributing their sightings
Flickr and photographers for sharing their photos
Xeno-Canto and recordists for sharing their audio recordings
Wikipedia authors, editors and staff for the species introductions
Open source developers for sharing their work (see Acknowledgements in application settings for licenses)
Merve Ayomak for the application icon

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Gerry Shaw

Rating:

3.80

(25)

Version:

1.5 Last updated: 2019-03-27

Version code:

830760443

Creation date:

2014-10-09

Compatible devices:

Size:

6.88MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 278,856 ▼ 943

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Gerry Shaw

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birds-near-me/id918377574

Website:

https://birdsnearme.com

User Reviews

Overall, Birds Near Me is praised as a free, powerful, and practical tool for planning birding trips and discovering hotspots, with strong search features and links to photos and species info. However, multiple reviews report reliability issues: hotspots missing in-app, audio calls not loading, frequent errors or freezes, and missing species-specific maps in search. Some mention data not syncing with eBird. Despite these, the app’s accessibility and educational value keep it well-regarded, with some noting responsive developer support.

Pros

Free to use and feature-rich, offering birding tools that rival paid apps.
Great for planning trips and discovering hotspots near you.
Powerful search and listing features for birds anywhere or near you, with links to photos and species info.
Broad appeal for beginners and serious birders.

Cons

Hotspots and relevant sightings can be missing in the app, not matching what’s on eBird.
Bird calls / audio often fail to load or play.
Frequent errors or crashes (e.g., incorrect messages, app freezes, or relocation issues).
No option to view maps for a specific species in search; maps exist only for general hotspots.

Recent reviews

This app is so useful, especially when birding in a new location so you can plan where to go! I have noticed that lately its started leaving off a lot of hotspots (still hotspots in ebird but not showing in app and used to). Not sure if that was an intentional pivot but its definitely missed!

by Pl*****, 2026-02-18

I’ve been using this app for a long time now and just recently I searched a bird brought up the different calls and as soon as I chose a call it wouldn’t load it just went back to my screen 😔 I love this app but it’s useless now because I can’t get the calls!

by cr*****, 2023-05-09

Specifically, when using the “search” feature, there is no option to see a map of sightings for a particular species. There are maps available for birds Near Me but I cannot look at maps of additional species.