# TBL Podcast - Season 13 Episode 3 - Level Up Your Birding with Faansie Peacock Pt 1

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Podcast: [The Birding Life Podcast Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birding-life-podcast-network-1255801)
Published: 2026-02-02T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.thebirdinglife.com
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Duration seconds: 3059

## Resource

In this episode, we begin a special two-part conversation with Faansie Peacock — one of Southern Africa’s most passionate and prolific birders, authors, artists, and educators. Faansie has played a massive role in shaping how we see and understand birds in this region, from field guides to bird calls to digital tools. In this first part, we explore Faansie’s early birding journey, how his relationship with listing has changed over time, and how deepening your connection with birds can transform the way you bird. We also get into the importance of sound recording, what it means to truly know a species, and how fieldcraft and storytelling go hand in hand. This episode is proudly associated with Firefinch App. Firefinch is more than just an app. It's a celebration of Southern Africa's birds, birders and wild places. We're always adding stuff, and all updates are free. Check out our new Whistlr bird call game, sound recordings of Fynbos Buttonquail and Herero Chat, and plates for Sabine's Spinetail and Upland Sandpiper! Plus 240 Dawn Chorus articles and podcasts. Firefinch – Facts, fun, feathers . Visit our online store to get your birding related merchandise at great prices https://www.thebirdinglife.com/online-store Intro and outro music by Tony ZA https://soundcloud.com/tonyofficialza Links from show: Firefinch App https://www.firefinchapp.com/

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