Morcombe & Stewart Guide

Morcombe & Stewart Guide

By mydigitalearth.com

  • Category: Reference
  • Release Date: 2010-10-21
  • Current Version: 1.5.2
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 449.86 MB
  • Developer: mydigitalearth.com
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Score: 3.5
3.5
From 2 Ratings

Description

The foremost field guide to Australian birds is now available on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad with a comprehensive collection of bird calls. ** If you would like to experience the app check out The Michael Morcombe eGuide to the Birds of Australia LITE which is FREE and includes 59 species ** Michael Morcombe’s Field Guide to Australian Birds has been called the most comprehensive field guide to Australian birds in the market today and now it is perfectly complimented by the eGuide which features: ● iPhone optimised controls – swipe to next or previous species, one-tap enlargement of an image and rotate the device (landscape) to enlarge an image completely (and fit the width of the screen). ● Over 3000 hi-res bird images covering over 790 bird species. ● Most bird species have a detailed distribution map showing any subspecies that occur. ● Detailed text descriptions of almost all bird species including songs and calls, measurements and breeding behaviour. ● Over 1800 carefully-selected and edited sound recordings for over 600 species. Many species are represented with multiple call examples showing the full range of vocalizations. ● The ability to compare any two images, maps, or sounds, side by side on the screen. The ability to filter by geographic location, so that you see only the species likely to occur in your location, and to further reduce the possibilities to usual or vagrant species in the selected area. ● A “Smart Search” that gives the ability to search by distinguishing features such as size, colour, physical features, habitat and exclude certain types of birds (eg. Passerines). ● A basic personal species list that stores your sightings saved to the device* (ability to upload list coming soon) ● A comprehensive help and introduction section to help you if you get stuck or don’t understand how a certain feature works. *Uninstalling/reinstalling the program will result in the loss of your list, it is recommended that you keep your own backup (master list) separate from the application. We invite all users to share their comments and ideas on our forum at www.mydigitalearth.com NB. This Application WILL ONLY work on an iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS V7.1 or higher NOT A NORMAL IPOD CLASSIC/NANO and the download is about 320MB.

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Reviews

  • Best guide to Oz birds

    5
    By StoryDelver
    No other Australian bird app field guide comes even close. The book this app is built from still beats all for speed and ease of use and density of information, but that’s because a single digital screen will never equal 200 pages of “screens”. Stop bashing the app and wait for the update to fix the app. Patience folks. This is software. :)
  • Latest update missing osprey!

    2
    By Bummed simmer
    No osprey in IOC update!
  • Missing many species

    1
    By stevenum
    I like the ease and layout of the app. It’s huge shortcoming is the lack of content. Really, only 23 of 58 honeyeaters? No cassowary? 4 of 13 monarchs? 2 of 11 thornbills? The list goes on and on. Too bad. Now I have to carry my Pizzey and Knight with me.
  • Good birding app for traveller

    4
    By Horizons28
    I appreciate the convenience of bird guide apps over carrying a bulky and heavy print book in the field. I am using this to study for an upcoming trip to Australia. The drawings are very good, especially the highlighted notes around each. There are a few species with no associated picture. I would like to see the ability to import photos added. I've seen other birding apps with this feature and it is helpful. The ability to restrict the displayed birds by region is a good one, especially as it has a map which highlights the selected area. That is essential for the first time visitor.
  • Wow!

    5
    By Bufana
    I have bought other birding apps specific to Oz, but this is the only one I need. With pictures, audio clips of bid calls, maps, descriptions, it outshines any other birding app. I can also track sightings, which I didn't realize til I was exploring the app. But since I'm new to birding, I don't always know what I'm looking at - the smart search feature is what makes this app worth $30!!! It may seem a lot, but it's cheaper (and smaller) than his amazing book. Totally worth the money and perfect for newbies!
  • A terrific tool for birdwatching in Oz

    5
    By JimScarff
    I just returned from two weeks in Australia. I had both the Michael Morecombe “e-Guide to Australian Birds” mentioned above, as well as a paperback version of the Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds (2d ed). (Where I live, I use iBird extensively, and have the National Geo e-guide which i only occasionally use.) I found the e-guide to Australian Birds wonderful to use on my iPod Touch. The three main advantages compared to Slater are (1) the much lighter weight and smaller size, (2) the inclusion of song samples, and (3) the ability to filter the search results by region (e.g. Victoria, Southeast, etc)). I found myself generally leaving Slater in my car for reference if I needed it and only taking the e-guide with me into the field. I did not find the iPod Touch screen difficult to read in the field. I jumped right into using the device, and did not read the intro or help sections until later. This worked, but in hindsight I do recommend reading the intro first — it took me a while to figure out that rotating the iPod to landscape gave a larger version of the picture, and rotating it back to portrait mode returned to the default view. Also, I did not fully appreciate the compare and smart search functions until towards the end of my trip. I liked the “My List” function that let me track my sightings. The main feature I would like in the next revision is suggestions for similar-looking species. I saw and photographed a juvenile White-throated Gerygone that lacked most of the adults field marks, and I found myself thumbing through 1/2 the Slater Field Guide for an hour before someone else suggested this ID. Overall, I would highly recommend this product for birders going to Oz, and hope the publishers do similar guides for other locations (hint: Costa Rica!)

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