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Birdwatching NotebookNewsDemo V1.2 Update Notes
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Demo V1.2 Update Notes

Birdwatching Notebook · published 23 Feb 2026, 18:09 UTC

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Hello everyone!

After the Demo launched, we carefully reviewed player feedback and made several optimizations to the close-up photography feature. We hope these improvements will make birdwatching and photography more relaxing and intuitive, while still preserving the challenge and fun.

We sincerely appreciate everyone who played the Demo and shared feedback with us! The specific improvements are as follows:

Feature Updates

  • Significantly improved the close-up photography experience

    • Birds blocked by buildings can now still trigger close-ups photograph

    • Added Follow & Lock mode: long-press to lock camera onto a bird, making it easier to capture birds in flight

    • Extended the duration of birds preening

    • Birds now hover for 1 second while feeding mid-air, making them easier to capture

  • Added a shortcut key for Photo Mode : C

  • Reach maximum affection to obtain a bird statue; collect all close-ups to unlock a small crown icon in the gallery

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where dropped items were still visible in “Pretend Not Playing” mode

  • Fixed a bug where shared photos were flipped on Windows

  • Fixed a bug where New Year building prompts could be blocked

  • Fixed a bug where the Oriental Scops-Owl could jump on gold ingots

  • Fixed a bug where birds could walk in mid-air

  • Fixed a bug where incorrect names were displayed after opening close-up photos

  • Fixed a bug where blueprints were missing building panels and food building icons displayed incorrectly

  • Adjusted the display order of close-up photos in the bird gallery

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