David Lindo

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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 common 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

References[]

  1. ^ "BBC One Britain's Big Wildlife Revival". BBC One. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Tweet of the Day- David Lindo on the Osprey". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ Soh, Stephanie. "David Lindo, aka the Urban Birder: 'We need to embrace nature in our cities'". The i. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Robin tops poll to find UK's 'national bird'". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Robin wins vote for UK's national bird". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Twitching with the urban birder". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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