David Lindo
David Lindo | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Urban Birder |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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| Employer | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust |
| Title | Vice-president |
| Website | theurbanbirder |
David Lindo is a British birdwatcher and author. Also known as the Urban Birder, he is a regular contributor to Bird Watching magazine and has written a number of books including The Urban Birder, published in 2011[1] and How to be an Urban Birder, published in 2014. He is a vice-president of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. He is a regular guest presenter on BBC Radio 4's Tweet of the Day, where he has spoken about the osprey[2], european robin and common kestrel and has also made appearances on TV shows such as Countryfile, The One Show and The Alan Titchmarsh Show.[3] He launched a campaign in 2015 to find Britain's national bird, which after more than 224,000 votes being cast, the robin was declared the winner, beating the barn owl and the eurasian blackbird.[4][5]
Early life
He grew up in north-west London.[6]
Bibliography
- The Urban Birder (2011) ISBN 978-1780095011
- How to be an Urban Birder (2014) ISBN 978-1847739506
- Tales from Concrete Jungles: Urban Birding Around the World (2015) ISBN 978-0691179629
In the media
References
- ↑ "BBC One Britain's Big Wildlife Revival". BBC One. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "Tweet of the Day- David Lindo on the Osprey". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ Soh, Stephanie. "David Lindo, aka the Urban Birder: 'We need to embrace nature in our cities'". The i. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "Robin tops poll to find UK's 'national bird'". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "This article is more than 4 years old Robin wins vote for UK's national bird". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "Twitching with the urban birder". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
External links
- David Lindo on instagram
- The Urban Birder on twitter
- The Urban Birder on facebook
- The Urban Birder youtube channel
- Britain's Big Wildlife Revival - David Lindo - BBC One
- with the urban birder | Environment | The Guardian
- David Lindo — Bird Photographer of the Year
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