THIS MONTH’S EXPERT PANEL

MIKE ALIBONE is Birdwatch’s Optics Editor. He has been testing binoculars and telescopes for 15 years.

JOSH JONES is well known as BirdGuides’ Head of Content. He has been obsessed by all things birdy since he was a toddler.

STEVEN SWABY is a former Birdwatch staff member who is familiar with the highs and lows of birding the Essex coast.

DAVID CALLAHAN is a birder with many years’ field experience; he is a taxonomist, author and musician.