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Subsong in my Lockdown neighbour
To celebrate our 50th FIREFINCH post, you can read the full Dawn Chorus article here. It's about a very talented friend I met during Lockdown. This post is all about the audio, so check out the Podcast version or follow along on the individual play bars. Enjoy!
The FIREFINCH treasure hunt
WARNING: This is tough! But if you love puzzles, codes and riddles, check out the seven-step FIREFINCH treasure hunt! Be careful not to reveal the answers as you scroll down!
Celebrating 50 articles on FIREFINCH!
Since our app FIREFINCH launched in Sep 2022, we've posted 50 Dawn Chorus articles. By myself and lots of other expert birders. Check out some of my favourites here!
New birds in Southern Africa: A tale of two lists
How many new species have been added to our Southern African list in the last few decades? The first time I counted up my lifelist as a young kid, it was 73 species...out of a possible 919 on the list. Today our Southern African list is on 978 species. In the 36 years I've been crawling/walking/running around in search of birds (and the publication of Roberts V) 100 species have been added. Here they are!