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What is BWP? Description of BWP

Birds of the Western Palearctic – BWP – is the definitive reference for everyone with a serious interest in birding and ornithology. Fifteen years ago we published all 11 printed volumes on DVD-ROM. Now we have fully overhauled this renowned BWPi for iOS and macOS. We have refreshed the design, breathed new life into the plates, added a comprehensive video library, integrated unique breeding birds content and updated taxonomy with new species and splits.

Comprehensive coverage of every species that regularly occurs in the region, with sections on Field Characters, Habitat, Breeding, Distribution, Population, Movements, Social Pattern and Behaviour, Voice, Food, Plumages, Moults, Measurements and Geographical Variation.

The app covers every species known to have occurred within the region, and we will be updating the app as new species occur (latest is Horned Puffin!).

BWP integrates with Collins Bird Guide app so that you can switch between the two seamlessly.

• 1,056 species covered
• 5,473 illustrations
• 1,066 songs and calls
• 916 videos
• 643 distribution maps
• 10,176 photos of breeding stages
• 1,557 line drawings showing behaviour
• 288 life cycle diagrams
• 2,446 tables
• 37,690 references
• 5,250,000 words of text!
• Species names are translated into 25 languages

The distribution and population data have not been updated since BWP was originally published, and some species have changed significantly since then. Compare species is available on iPad only.


  1. BWP App User Reviews
  2. BWP Pros
  3. BWP Cons
  4. Is BWP legit?
  5. Should I download BWP?
  6. BWP Screenshots
  7. Product details of BWP

BWP App User Reviews

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BWP Pros

Good extension to Collins Bird GuideI have often wanted to see the renowned BWP, and love the app version of Collins, so what better than an app version of BWP that can interact with Collins, each way. Initial use is promising although the linking doesn’t always seem to work, especially Collins to BWP direction after the first one or two species. I would also like links removed where there is no reference in the other book, e.g. Ostrich of course isn’t in Collins, so there should be no link in BWP to the Collins app, and there may be some going the other way too. Edit: recent update seems to have solved this. It would be nice to be able to scroll through the images once enlarged on screen. It does look a nice expanding upgrade to Collins though, and I look forward to using it, especially with a few niggles ironed out and more images added for the newly added species..Pyrrhocorax PyrrhocoraxVersion: 1.0.1

SuperbI have just tried this out on my iPad and it is amazing, I do have shorter version of the books, but this is so easy to use and so well done. Reading some of the criticism, I can only think that the bugs have been fixed. It works perfectly with the Collins app. Excellent photos (easy to switch from one to another) and excellent videos. All with the best information on every aspect of the subject. I would not use this while out birdwatching - but at the end of the day to review and find out more about what I have seen. Also so valuable to take away on a birdwatching break. Very pleased with it..MI TmeVersion: 1.0.2

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BWP Cons

Great body of work, poor experienceI appreciate the enormous amount of work and knowledge that has been captured here. However, it’s translation to an iPad app is a poor user experience. A number of obvious features are missing: after selecting images it should be possible to swipe through all images for that species (these images are low resolution); more detailed explanation of indicator plumage should be given on images; it should be easy to navigate between family accounts and the corresponding species descriptions; distribution maps and annual cycle diagrams must have keys and explanations readily to hand, in fact there is no explanation anywhere in the text of the orange on maps (I assume this means resident). Overall the BWP feels like a very flat book and not an interactive app..TeaBoy63Version: 1.0.2

No longer the book it was for bird soundsFor bird sound enthusiasts and noc mig enthusiasts this ap is a big disappointment. The original books with Joan Hall-Craggs, PAD Hollom and Patrick Seller all leading experts in bird vocalisations were the definitive handbook for this subject. Bird guides have systematically destroyed this side of the work. The sonograms have been eliminated, the original sounds that the texts were based on have been discarded. At different times they have introduced different collections of sounds (Roche etc) that have little connection to the original. There is no connection to the original recordings held by the British Library. With some work this could have been a scientific masterpiece for sound enthusiasts instead it’s a huge disappointment..Lush-lifeVersion: 1.2.1

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Is BWP legit?

Yes. BWP is 100% legit to us. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 16 BWP user reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, AppSupports Legitimacy Score for BWP is 99.0/100.


Is BWP safe?

Yes. BWP is quiet safe to use. This is based on our NLP analysis of over 16 user reviews sourced from the IOS appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 5/5. AppSupports Safety Score for BWP is 99.5/100.


Should I download BWP?

There have been no security reports that makes BWP a dangerous app to use on your smartphone right now.


BWP Screenshots

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Product details of BWP

App Name:
BWP
App Version:
1.3.9
Developer:
NatureGuides Ltd.
Legitimacy Score:
99.0/100
Safety Score:
99.5/100
Content Rating:
4+ Contains no objectionable material!
Category:
Reference, Books
Language:
EN   
App Size:
3.35 GB
Price:
$35.99
Bundle Id:
com.natureguides.bwp
Relase Date:
20 June 2020, Saturday
Last Update:
26 November 2023, Sunday - 23:52
Compatibility:
IOS 15.5 or later

BWP 1.3.9 Update Note
✱ Version History

Several bug and content fixes..

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