iRecord Butterflies

Name: iRecord Butterflies
Rating: 4.6 (409 reviews)
Author: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Education

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

409 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Language

EN
English
Size

101.8
MB

Butterflies are in trouble. A third of UK species are threatened and three-quarters are in decline. Butterfly recording is the foundation for protecting these beautiful creatures. The iRecord Butterflies app has been developed by the charity Butterfly Conservation and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to help you identify the butterflies that you see and to submit your sightings through iRecord so that they can be used to protect butterflies and the environment. The app uses your location and the time of year to help with identification, presenting the butterflies that you are most likely to see at the top of the list. It has galleries of colour photographs showing all UK butterflies, at all stages of their life cycles, and tips to help with the identification of difficult species. You can use the app to record a single butterfly or create a list of different species seen during a visit to a site. Over half a million sightings have already been submitted through the iRecord Butterflies app and are being used by scientists and conservationists to provide vital information about how the fortunes of UK butterflies have changed over the decades. Your sightings will be used to help understand the causes of decline and to inform conservation action on the ground to help threatened species.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

409 Ratings

Terrible
15/06/2021
Blitz 880
I love butterflies and take part every year in the butterfly count. I was pleased to see a year round count/app and downloaded it at first sight. The app has a super identifier section but when it comes to recording things start to go terribly wrong. In short the app point blank refuses to accept the location of the sighting rendering the whole point of the thing as useless. What is wrong with you app people? If we can’t record sightings what is the point of a recording app?…
Terrible
15/06/2021
Blitz 880

I love butterflies and take part every year in the butterfly count. I was pleased to see a year round count/app and downloaded it at first sight. The app has a super identifier section but when it comes to recording things start to go terribly wrong. In short the app point blank refuses to accept the location of the sighting rendering the whole point of the thing as useless. What is wrong with you app people? If we can’t record sightings what is the point of a recording app?…
Helpful and easy to use
20/07/2022
HaydonSue
This is a great app, very user friendly. It shows the butterflies in your area for the current time of year which makes identification much easier. I have spent the last year and a half making my garden into a butterfly friendly area. My efforts have paid off and it’s great to be able to record my sightings and make a very small contribution to the national monitoring of these beautiful creatures.
Helpful and easy to use
20/07/2022
HaydonSue

This is a great app, very user friendly. It shows the butterflies in your area for the current time of year which makes identification much easier. I have spent the last year and a half making my garden into a butterfly friendly area. My efforts have paid off and it’s great to be able to record my sightings and make a very small contribution to the national monitoring of these beautiful creatures.
A really useful App for butterfly fans !
23/07/2022
Johnny Polygonia c-album
This is a very user-friendly App for rapidly and systematically identifying UK butterflies and recording relevant data, such as the geographical position where the butterfly was seen. You can easily add a mobile phone photo of the butterfly to your record and quickly upload everything to the iRecord website. I strongly recommend this App !
A really useful App for butterfly fans !
23/07/2022
Johnny Polygonia c-album

This is a very user-friendly App for rapidly and systematically identifying UK butterflies and recording relevant data, such as the geographical position where the butterfly was seen. You can easily add a mobile phone photo of the butterfly to your record and quickly upload everything to the iRecord website. I strongly recommend this App !
IRecord app
06/07/2021
Maxey John
If you want to get interested in butterflies this is a wonderful app. If you have a camera or phone with you you can then check your finds over a coffee later. Really interesting especially when you see a new one for the first time.
IRecord app
06/07/2021
Maxey John

If you want to get interested in butterflies this is a wonderful app. If you have a camera or phone with you you can then check your finds over a coffee later. Really interesting especially when you see a new one for the first time.

Bug fixes

Version 2.6.9 28 May

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Provider: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Size: 101.8 MB
Category: Education
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location: This app may use your location even when it is not open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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