Groups, challenges & collabs

Groups let you bird with others. There are two types, both accessible from the Groups tab inside the Lists screen.

Two types

Private challenge Each member logs sightings into their own private tally. The group screen shows a leaderboard ranked by species count. Tap any member to open their list. You can run multiple challenges at the same time.

Collaborative list A single shared list that all members contribute to. Only admin members' sightings feed into the shared list; the app labels them Admin (shares sightings) in the members view. Making someone an admin starts sharing their sightings; revoking admin stops it. You can only have one active collaborative list at a time.

If an admin deletes a sighting they have already shared, other members keep their copy.

Groups tab

Open the Lists tab and tap Groups (the third pill). Pending invites, active challenges, and your collaborative list all appear here, along with recently ended groups.

Creating a group

Creating and managing groups requires an internet connection. Tap New List from the Lists tab or Feed header, then choose Private challenge or Collaborative list under the Group heading. Give it a name and optional start and end dates.

Inviting members

Open the group and tap the members row. Search for birders by name and tap Invite. They receive an invite card in their Groups tab with a Join and Decline button showing who invited them.

Joining a second collaborative list is blocked if you already have one active.

Admin vs member

The group creator starts as admin. Admins can edit the group name and dates, invite and remove members, promote or revoke other admins, end the group, and leave. Non-admins can refresh the group and leave.

Collaborative list dates

Once a collab has started, the start date locks and cannot be changed. The end date can only be moved earlier while the collab is active. Both dates lock once the collab has ended.

Tap End in the group menu (admin only, requires connection) to close the group at the current time.

Leaving and force sync

Tap Leave Group in the group menu. You are removed straight away with no confirmation prompt.

Force sync (admin menu, collaborative lists only) re-pulls the latest state from the server. Use it if your copy of the shared list looks out of date.