OUR CONTRIBUTORS

With only 40 or so British breeding pairs, the Black Redstart is a bird in trouble over here, as Ian Parsons explains on page 28

Seen bird and wildlife art on a street wall near you and wondered what’s going on? Matt Swaine meets street artist ATM on page 34

Some birding moments are never forgotten, such as when Ruth Miller was amazed by the sight of a huge flock of waders in north Norfolk. Page 66

The seemingly average Redshank is indeed average in many ways, but still utterly fascinating, suggests Dominic Couzens. P 70

David Lindo marvels at raptor migration and other great birds in Batumi, in Georgia. Join him ‘looking up’ on page 92