Smoother experience, fewer rough edges. • Improved app stability and responsiveness • Minor UI refinements • Bug fixes Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

A gentler first run, and an upgrade offer you have to earn. PRO IS YOUR CALL Finishing onboarding no longer drops you straight onto a purchase screen. You get an unhurried look at what Pro includes, and "Maybe later" is one tap away. LIFER MOMENTS Logging a new species now ends with a quiet "Go further with Pro" option under the celebration — shown only if you've actually been using Birdr, and never twice in a row. ALSO • Fixed the wrong onboarding flow appearing for some people on a fresh install A portion of profits from Birdr Pro goes to bird conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

A gentler first run, and an upgrade offer you have to earn. PRO IS YOUR CALL Finishing onboarding no longer drops you straight onto a purchase screen. You get an unhurried look at what Pro includes, and "Maybe later" is one tap away. LIFER MOMENTS Logging a new species now ends with a quiet "Go further with Pro" option under the celebration — shown only if you've actually been using Birdr, and never twice in a row. ALSO • Fixed the wrong onboarding flow appearing for some people on a fresh install A portion of profits from Birdr Pro goes to bird conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

A gentler first run, and an upgrade offer you have to earn. PRO IS YOUR CALL Finishing onboarding no longer drops you straight onto a purchase screen. You get an unhurried look at what Pro includes, and "Maybe later" is one tap away. LIFER MOMENTS Logging a new species now ends with a quiet "Go further with Pro" option under the celebration — shown only if you've actually been using Birdr, and never twice in a row. ALSO • Fixed the wrong onboarding flow appearing for some people on a fresh install 50% of profits from Birdr Pro fund conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Explore Birdr before you sign up. GUEST BROWSING After onboarding you can now jump straight into exploring — the map, community, and field guide are all accessible without an account. Create one when you're ready to start logging. SMARTER QUICK ACTIONS Tapping "Sighting" or "Expedition" as a guest now shows a friendly sign-up prompt instead of silently going nowhere. ALSO • Fixed a navigation issue after completing onboarding Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Explore Birdr before you sign up. GUEST BROWSING After onboarding you can now jump straight into exploring — the map, community, and field guide are all accessible without an account. Create one when you're ready to start logging. SMARTER QUICK ACTIONS Tapping "Sighting" or "Expedition" as a guest now shows a friendly sign-up prompt instead of silently going nowhere. ALSO • Fixed a navigation issue after completing onboarding Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Live bird ID is now lightning fast. INSTANT LIVE ID The bird classifier now loads at app startup instead of when you open the camera. The live ID screen opens instantly — no more waiting on "Loading bird classifier...". MORE RELIABLE MODEL LOADING ML model loading is now more robust with smart timeouts and automatic fallback if GPU acceleration isn't available on your device. ALSO • Bug fixes and performance improvements Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Choose where your impact lands. NEW: PICK YOUR CONSERVATION PARTNERS Birdr Pro subscribers can now choose which conservation partners receive their share — American Bird Conservancy, World Land Trust, and more. Select one, several, or all of them from your profile. A FRESH UPGRADE EXPERIENCE The subscription screen has a new look: a cleaner layout with rare-bird alerts front and centre, so you see exactly what Pro unlocks before you commit. ALSO • Bug fixes and performance improvements Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

A faster first flight. New birders now start with the good part: pick the birds you already know, then create an account to save them. Plus smaller refinements throughout. Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Your first birds, faster. NEW: START YOUR LIFE LIST IN SECONDS Just joined? Pick the birds you already know from a photo grid and your life list is going before your first walk. NOTIFICATIONS THAT LAND RIGHT Tap a streak reminder and you'll go straight to logging a sighting — no detours. ALSO • Milestone celebrations: cleaner layout • Bug fixes and performance improvements Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Polish and groundwork. A LIGHTER TOUCH Small refinements across the app, including cleaner spacing on the Life List and smarter timing for when we ask what you think of Birdr. UNDER THE HOOD This update lays the foundation for a faster, friendlier first-run experience arriving later this summer, and gives us better insight into what helps new birders log their first bird. ALSO • Life List: banner spacing fixed • Bug fixes and performance improvements A portion of every Birdr Pro subscription goes directly to bird conservation. Thanks for birding with us.

A smarter, better-looking Sound ID. KNOWS YOUR PATCH Sound ID now narrows to the birds that actually occur where you are, using a full-year range model that runs entirely on your device — no signal needed. No more Old World warblers turning up in Arizona. A LIVE LOOK A redesigned, full-width spectrogram scrolls as you listen, and suggestions appear the moment a call is recognized. TUNE IT TO YOUR SPOT New sensitivity settings — Cautious, Balanced, or Sensitive — let you match detection to your surroundings, from a windy ridge to a quiet backyard. ALSO • Faster first IDs — a species can surface on its first clear call • Non-bird sounds (traffic, voices) filtered out • Unlimited Sound ID Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Sound ID just got a whole lot sharper. LIVE, CONTINUOUS LISTENING Sound ID now listens the way you do — continuously. Open it and watch a live spectrogram scroll as Birdr names every bird it hears in real time. No more stop, save, and start over between recordings. CATCHES THE QUIET ONES A new sliding-window engine means no audio slips through the gaps between clips. Faint, distant, or intermittent calls — a hawk two ridges over — now get picked up instead of missed. WORKS ANYWHERE, EVEN OFFLINE Identification runs entirely on your device with the bundled BirdNET model, so Sound ID keeps working deep in the field with no signal at all. TUNED TO YOUR REGION Your location gently re-ranks results, floating the birds that actually occur near you to the top. POLISH • Smoother, more responsive live spectrogram • More reliable on-device inference • Fixes across the Sound ID screen Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Better IDs, bigger community. ONE CAMERA, EVERY ID Live viewfinder, shutter capture, and gallery import now live on a single screen. Open the camera and pick whichever flow you need — no more switching. CROP TO THE BIRD After snapping a photo, frame the bird with a draggable crop box before the AI runs. Cutting out background clutter noticeably improves accuracy. WHY THIS BIRD? When a confusable look-alike is in the running, a new card shows the key field mark that separates the two — right in the result, right when it matters. REGION-AWARE FILTERING Photo ID now factors in your location and filters out species that don't occur in your area. No more North American warblers in Kenya. COMMUNITY EVENTS Join time-limited challenges — the first is the Summer Big Day. Earn bonus XP, climb the global leaderboard, and open the event via deep link. POLISH • Redesigned onboarding with location permission and Pro intro steps • Friendlier auth error messages and email-verification resend • More reliable offline field-note sync Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Closer, smoother, more rewarding. ZOOM IN THE LIVE ID VIEWFINDER New 1×/2×/3× presets in Live ID — tap to jump or pinch for fine control. Great for shy birds at a distance. MILESTONE CELEBRATIONS Birdr now celebrates your 10th, 25th, 50th, and 100th life list species with a special moment. Every milestone reminds you how far you've come. BETTER PRO TRIAL EXPERIENCE The free trial is now more prominent and easier to start. Try everything — alerts, offline guides, advanced lists — risk-free. SMARTER UPGRADES Upgrade prompts now appear at the right moment: after a successful ID, in settings, or when you explore features that deserve Pro. POLISH • Faster camera initialisation in Live ID • Stability improvements for OTA updates • Fixed: notification permission dialogue no longer fires during onboarding Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Learn from every bird you identify. WHY THIS ONE? After every Photo or Sound ID, a new card explains exactly why Birdr picked that species — and what separates it from the lookalike you might confuse it with. Tap to see the field marks side by side. Every identification is now a micro-lesson. SPOT THE DIFFERENCE A new daily card on your dashboard shows two confusable species that are both near you right now. Tap the right one, earn Knowledge XP, and build the kind of instinct that used to take years in the field. FIELD TIPS ON THE RADAR Every species on the Nearby Radar now shows a one-line ID tip and call mnemonic — so you know what to look and listen for before you step outside. KNOWLEDGE XP A new XP track rewards you for learning, not just logging. Answer Spot the Difference, review field marks, and sharpen your skills to earn Knowledge XP alongside your regular birding XP. POLISH • Performance and stability improvements across the app Half of every Birdr Pro subscription funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us.

Sharper IDs start with a better look at the bird. ZOOM IN ON THE ACTION The live Photo ID camera now zooms. Pinch to get closer, or tap 1×, 2×, or 3× to pull in a distant bird without losing detail — so that warbler at the top of the tree is finally close enough to identify. FRAME THE BIRD BEFORE YOU ID After you snap or pick a photo, you can now zoom in and draw a box around just the bird before identifying. Cropping out the background gives Birdr a cleaner subject and noticeably more confident IDs. Prefer the old way? "Use whole photo" is always one tap away. POLISH • Performance and stability improvements across Photo ID Half of every Birdr Pro subscription still funds conservation through our partners. Thanks for birding with us — now go find your next one.

Your life list now starts with an invitation, not a blank page. A NEW WAY TO BEGIN Open the Life List for the first time and you'll see every species waiting in your region, shown as a softly frosted preview of the collection you're about to build. A "Start your life list" card walks you through the three fastest ways to log that first bird: Photo ID — snap or upload a photo Sound ID — record a call and let Birdr listen Import — bring your existing sightings over from eBird in seconds EXPLORE BEFORE YOU COMMIT Want to look around first? Tap anywhere to dismiss the card and browse the full grid — every species, with photos and names — so you can see exactly what you're working toward. A "Start your list" button stays within reach the moment you're ready. POLISH ALL AROUND Smoother, glassy card styling that adapts to light and dark mode Clearer progress toward your regional total Performance tuning and bug fixes across the Life List Half of every Birdr Pro subscription still funds conservation through our partners. Thank you for birding with us — now go find your first one.

Improved species data and eBird integration for more accurate sightings near you. Better AI identification performance. Bug fixes and stability improvements across the app.

Browse and edit your bird sightings directly from each species page. View your full photo gallery for multi-photo sightings. Improved life list year filtering shows only years with actual sightings.

On device sound and photo id!!

Some bug fixes

7-day free trial for Birdr Pro — try every Pro feature before you commit Invite a friend and you both get a free month of Pro Smarter rare bird alerts — free users get rare sighting alerts, Pro unlocks personalised watchlist and life list gap alerts Conservation impact — see which conservation partner your subscription supports, right in the community feed Pro feature previews — see what you're missing with beautiful blurred previews of the life list map, birding heatmap, and more Improved paywall with conservation-first messaging Bug fixes and performance improvements

Geologica font change

Improved dark mode