|Spend the time||outdoors|
|Appropriate for kids||yes|
A smartphone running either iOS or Android with a GPS receiver.
|Help study population distribution of Magpies!|
|Use Magpie Mapper app to track and share sightings.|
Magpie Mapper is a smartphone app for recording observations of Magpies, one of the most fascinating and striking birds in the United Kindgom. When you see a magpie, simply log it on the app and your data will be used in our research into how birds are distributed throughout our towns cities and countryside.
With their long tails and impressive black and white plumage, magpies are unmistakable. Magpies are so ingrained in our folklorethat people often greet them with "Hello Mr Magpie!".
Now you can digitally salute a magpie with the Magpie Mapper app!