The living map
of the bird world.
finklab makes birdwatching visible, social, and modern. We build the platform where individual observations become a living, usable map — for birders, communities, and science.
Infrastructure for
biodiversity data.
The Living Map
Many individual observations become one living, usable map — for users, community, and science. What was previously scattered across notebooks and chat histories becomes visible, connected, and documented.
Validated Data Pipeline
Every observation is trust-scored, enriched with stay duration and spatial metadata, then formatted for direct research integration. Not raw dumps — structured, reliable datasets.
Retention by Design
The live moment, the collecting instinct, the curiosity trigger. Users open the app because something could be happening right now. Every sighting feeds the map — and the map feeds engagement.
The living map.
Observations appear in real-time. One shared map replaces scattered notebooks, WhatsApp groups, and chat histories — reducing duplicates and making every sighting count for science.
Birding, finally modern.
Existing platforms feel stuck in 2010. Fink solves a UX problem — making observation entry intuitive, archiving satisfying, and community features feel natural. Not a game. Just birding, done right.
Smart species detection.
Advanced pattern matching trained on verified observations. Enter what you saw or upload a photo — our algorithms identify the species and score the confidence. Every ID improves the system.
Your personal archive.
A clean species list with photos, locations, and dates — organized automatically. Your observations become your personal bird story. Export anytime in digestible, research-compatible formats.
The living map.
Observations appear in real-time. One shared map replaces scattered notebooks, WhatsApp groups, and chat histories — reducing duplicates and making every sighting count for science.
Birding, finally modern.
Existing platforms feel stuck in 2010. Fink solves a UX problem — making observation entry intuitive, archiving satisfying, and community features feel natural. Not a game. Just birding, done right.
Smart species detection.
Advanced pattern matching trained on verified observations. Enter what you saw or upload a photo — our algorithms identify the species and score the confidence. Every ID improves the system.
Your personal archive.
A clean species list with photos, locations, and dates — organized automatically. Your observations become your personal bird story. Export anytime in digestible, research-compatible formats.
From sighting to
research dataset.
A rare bird appears. Someone discovers it. With fink, that moment doesn't disappear into a notebook or a chat history. It becomes a dot on the map. Then another. The bird world moves — in real-time.
Every observation passes through our validation pipeline — species detection, trust scoring, deduplication — before joining the living map. The result: clean, structured data that researchers can use without weeks of preprocessing.
Visible for science.
Validated, trust-scored, and structured — research-grade datasets ready for direct integration.
Stay Duration
We track how long birds remain at a location — not just whether they were seen. Temporal depth that point-in-time sightings cannot provide.
Trust Scores
Every observer earns a trust factor. Researchers can filter datasets by quality threshold — no noise, no guessing.
Deduplicated Map
One shared real-time map replaces thousands of isolated reports. Single source of truth for conservation research.
{
"species": "Carduelis carduelis",
"observer_trust": 0.94,
"stay_duration_h": 4.2,
"location": { "lat": 54.18, "lng": 7.88 },
"confidence": "verified",
"rarity_score": 72
}Built for birders.
Powered by data.
Coming soonFind birds. Share sightings. Explore the wild. The citizen science platform that turns every birdwatcher into a data contributor.
Built on Helgoland.
Founded on one of Europe's most important bird migration hotspots. Partnered with world-class UI/UX designers and engineers to build what the birding world has been missing.
Jointly owned by TeBM GmbH and falm Group GmbH. We don't change birding — we make what people already do better.
Frequently asked
questions.
finklab GmbH is the company behind Fink — the citizen science platform for birdwatchers. We build the data infrastructure that turns bird observations into research-grade datasets.
Two key differentiators: We track stay duration (how long a bird remains at a location, not just whether it was seen) and every observation has a Trust Score calculated by advanced algorithms based on the observer's track record. This means researchers can filter by data quality.
Yes. Our data is structured in standardized formats designed for direct integration into research workflows. Contact us to discuss access, API integration, and custom data exports.
We currently cover 894 European bird species with comprehensive data including identification guides, rarity scores, distribution maps, and conservation status — all powered by real observation data.
We're based on Helgoland, Germany's most remote island and one of Europe's premier bird migration hotspots. Our location gives us a unique perspective on migratory patterns and species diversity.
The Fink Bird Wiki is live at finkapp.eu/wiki. The full Fink app with community features, real-time sighting maps, and species collection is coming soon to App Store and Google Play.
Let's work
together.
Whether you're a research institution, conservation organization, or technology partner — we'd love to hear from you.