David Lindo’s Travels

Birding the Algarve

During the autumn of 2023, I was invited to spend a few days at the Wyndham Grand Algarve in southern Portugal to explore the bird life in the area...
18 January, 2024/by DMF

Western Reef Egret in Extremadura

I don’t really class myself as a twitcher – someone who races off to chase down a rare bird at the drop of a hat...
29 November, 2021/by DMF

The Benefits of Constructing Buildings with Spaces for Nature

It’s a sad fact that human urbanisation across the world has caused perhaps the most dramatic and irreversible transformations on our natural ecosystems. Many of the impacts are a real challenge for...
4 May, 2020/by DMF

Málaga in 100 birds. Part two

Our second day in Málaga started with a post dawn visit in the pouring rain to a local park in search of a reported Yellow-browed Warbler. This eastern sprite is a rare visitor to Spain and would...
27 November, 2018/by DMF

Málaga in 100 birds. Part one

To the non-urban birder Málaga is simply an airport and gateway to the rest of the Costa del Sol. For me, and a growing army of birders, the city and its surrounds is a magnet for some really special birds...
27 November, 2018/by DMF

German, Austrian and Swiss Roadtrip – May/June 2017. Part three

With Frankfurt covered it was time to move onto my next destination, Wuppertal. This is another city that is seemingly unknown outside of Germany. But it is world renowned...
22 March, 2018/by DMF

German, Austrian and Swiss Roadtrip – May/June 2017. Part two

Last year I sent two fantastic weeks driving around Austria, Switzerland and Germany researching locations for great urban birding within some of the cities within these countries...
21 March, 2018/by DMF

German, Austrian and Swiss Roadtrip – May/June 2017. Part one

This coming April will see the launch of #Urban Birding in Germany by the country’s largest natural history publisher, Kosmos. It is my third published book and is essentially a remix...
21 March, 2018/by DMF

Faroe Islands, Spring 2017

This was an intriguing visit to a very contentious destination. Belonging to Denmark, the Faroe Islands are an archipelago of 18 islands halfway between Norway and Iceland, some...
20 November, 2017/by DMF

TUB Tour Report. Extremadura Autumn 2017

The team had arrived promptly by midday at Madrid airport and so, ahead of schedule, we set off around the Madrid ring road before heading onto the motorway towards Extremadura...
6 November, 2017/by DMF

Sierra Grande de Hornachos

One of the great things about birding in Extremadura, Spain is the incredible number of different sites within which to spend hours birding. It is a region the size of Wales that...
2 November, 2017/by DMF

Mallorca Birding – part three

The final part of my birding extravaganza on Mallorca involved twitching some reported Red-footed Falcons that were hanging out with a couple of Lesser Kestrels in...
2 November, 2017/by DMF

Mallorca Birding – part two

The Balearic Warbler singing its scratchy song from atop a coastal boulder was definitely one of the incredible images etched into my memory from my trip to Mallorca...
19 July, 2017/by DMF

Mallorca Birding – part one

"The war-ah in Majorka don't taste like what it ough-ah" was probably the phrase that first introduced me to Mallorca as a youngster...
14 June, 2017/by DMF

Chile Coastal Birding

I have recently returned from an amazing trip to Antarctica onboard MS Midnatsol operated by Hurtigruten. However, I began and ended...
29 March, 2017/by DMF

South Gare, Cleveland

The UK is a beautiful place. Let me go on record for saying that. And it’s not just the classic beauty spots that I’m referring to but...
21 March, 2017/by DMF

Champions of The Flyway 2016

On March 29th I was involved in this year's Champions of The Flyway bird race held in Southern Israel. The whole idea was to raise money towards…
27 April, 2016/by DMF

Undiscovered Owls – A Sound Approach Guide

For once, I'm not on the pulse of modern day publishing as this book was originally launched a year ago. Indeed, I attended the launch...
4 March, 2016/by DMF
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