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Is this for America only? I tried entering some species from the UK (Scotland), like the Corncrake, Lapwing and Turnstone but nothing was found. https://www.r

Is this for America only? I tried entering some species from the UK (Scotland), like the Corncrake, Lapwing and Turnstone but nothing was found. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/corncrake/ https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/b... https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/lapwing/ https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/b... https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/oystercatcher/ https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/b...

modernerd 7y ago
Yes. From the subtitle: ID help and life history info for 600+ North American species
- anvandare 7y ago
  But the European Starling is listed.[1] And we have Eugene Schieffelin to thank for that.[2] [1] https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/european_starling https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/european_starling [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Schieffelin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Schieffelin
  - fmajid 7y ago
    I've seen European Starlings in San Francisco. Birds care not one whit about human borders.
    - milgrim 7y ago
      The birds cared, at least about the ocean. But Eugene didn’t.
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fmajid 7y ago
Try their Merlin app. It has an optional "bird pack" for the British Isles.
- danesparza 7y ago
  +1 for their app. It is the gold standard for hobbiest apps on mobile devices.
sosuke 7y ago
You might try https://www.whatbird.com/ https://www.whatbird.com/ they have a guide to UK and Ireland http://ibird.com/app/uk-iphone/ibird-uk-ireland-guide-to-birds/ http://ibird.com/app/uk-iphone/ibird-uk-ireland-guide-to-bir...