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‘Strictly Birding’ 

January 26^th – “WILDLIFE CONSERVATION” concerns us all.  Tonight we are joined by ‘Urbanbirder’ and TV presenter DAVID LINDO, together with author STEPHEN MOSS (another birder), perhaps best known as the producer of wildlife series, many presented by Bill Oddie.  David gives all ‘Townies’ one piece of advice – look up – it’s amazing what you can see, even in an urban area!  Evening sponsored by MARK MOBILITY CENTRE, Holland-on-Sea . 

Mike Dilger  Ecologist and now natural history presenter since 2000. His life-long passion, encyclopaedic knowledge and profound experience of both British and tropical flora and fauna has made him an accomplished researcher and camera assistant with complementary presenting skills and he is committed to bringing the beauty of the natural world to a broader audience with enthusiasm and insight. 

Mike speaks fluent Spanish and basic Swahili and Vietnamese and has an innate ability to pick up languages quickly; in 2007 he spent over two months working as a  Director in Arctic Canada for the BBC Natural history Unit. 

He is a reporter on ‘The ONE Show’ from April 2008 filming a vast range of wildlife items for the series and additionally making a number of appearances in the studio to talk on a range of natural history and environmental issues. Items recently covered have included a three-part special on the dawn chorus and two mini series ‘Gardenwatch’ and ‘Beachwatch’. 

David Lindo is The Urban Birder…and who says bird watching can’t be cool? David, 36 has been birding for as long as he can remember, for his 8th birthday his mum bought him his very first pair of binoculars – whilst the other kids were occupied with bikes and footballs, David had his eyes to the skies! David says: “I’ve always been into birds and wildlife; it must be something to do with a previous life because I had no early influences and grew up in an urban black neighbourhood.”

David believes nature is all around us and that you don’t have to be in the middle of the countryside – the city can be just as exciting. His favourite London urban setting (or patch) is Wormwood Scrubs, known for jailbirds and wild birds alike. The Scrubs was the focus for David’s latest television appearance on BBC Springwatch where he watched for a variety of different species alongside celebrity nature expert, Bill Oddie. 

When David isn’t birding he works as PA to a commercial director and as a DJ. Previously Head of Membership at the British Trust for Ornithology and the author of many articles on urban birdlife, David is both a city slicker and an urban-nature junkie. A man about town, in his right blazer pocket you’ll find his MP3 player and in his left his binoculars – never knowing when a birding opportunity might pop up, he’s always prepared.