FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

23 articles

Written by Natalie White, John White, Francisco Fonseca and 2 others

How to set a goal on Birda

Setting goals on your Birda profile

Written by Natalie White. Updated over a week ago

What is Birda doing to ensure it produces quality data for scientific research?

Birda has spent a lot of time refining the platform in such a way that it produces valuable, quality data for conservation researchers.

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Will multiple imports from the same source cause duplicates on Birda

Birda automatically check for duplicates to make sure that the same sighting records are not duplicated when imports are uploaded to Birda

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Are imports submitted to the GBIF?

Imports are not submitted to the GBIF as we assume all imports have already been submitted via the source platform

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Your Year on Birda

How to find the 'Your Year on Birda' video

Written by Francisco Fonseca. Updated over a week ago

Exporting from Birda

If you are interested in exporting your sightings data from Birda, then you are in the right place!

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

What are Days Wild on Birda?

How to increase your Days Wild metric

Written by Natalie White. Updated over a week ago

What is Time in Nature on Birda?

How to increase your Time in Nature metric

Written by Natalie White. Updated over a week ago

Lost all your load sightings and sessions after logging into Birda

Have you logged in to Birda and all your sightings and sessions are missing? Don't worry, all your sightings and sessions are safe!

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

How to add photos to your sightings & sessions via Birda's web app

Step-by-step guide on how to add photos to your sightings via Birda's web app

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Resetting your password on Birda

Step by step instructions on how to reset your password on Birda

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

How to submit species suggestions on Birda

Just started birding? Seen a bird and not sure what it is? Why not ask the community for help? Follow these steps to ask for help.

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Do imports count towards badges, challenges & life lists on Birda?

Imports count towards life lists and challenges but they do not count towards all badges

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Does Birda share sightings data with conservation researchers?

Yes, Birda is sharing sightings data with reputable scientific and conservation organisations.

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Why doesn't Birda have a website (web app) with the same functionality as its app?

We are in the process of building out our web app however it will lag behind our app features and functionality for the foreseeable future!

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Species list not loading

If you are having an issue with your species list not loading, then please follow these steps to resolve the issue

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

Getting help identifying a bird on Birda

All you need to know about receiving species suggestions on Birda

Written by Sarah Cunningham. Updated over a week ago

Birda and the GBIF - How your sightings benefit science

Learn how your bird sightings can benefit science and wildlife conservation and how to manage your GBIF sharing preferences on Birda.

Written by Francisco Fonseca. Updated over a week ago

How to adding photos to session sightings

A guide detailing the various ways to add bird photos to your session sightings

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

How to edit a Sighting or Session

Step-by-step guide on how to edit a sighting or session on Birda

Written by Sarah Cunningham. Updated over a week ago

Why is setting birding goals important?

Setting your birding goals is important because it helps you focus on what you want to achieve

Written by John White. Updated over a week ago

How to earn the Badger badge on Birda

Everything you need to know about earning the Badger badge on Birda

Written by Emily Smith. Updated over a week ago

How to edit the location description in your profile

If the location description in your profile does not look correct, you have two options to change it.

Written by John White. Updated this week