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camera to observe a nest at home

  • 16-05-2010 11:38AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭


    hi folks

    I have a couple of starlings (i think) nesting every year in my facia/roof tiles. I'd love to set up a small camera so the kids could observe them in their nest.

    anyone over do anything like this, is it very hard to get something decent quality for handy money, I presume it would have to be night vision to see in the dark nest? any reccommendations? I dont mind running wires back to my pc if necessary.

    any suggestions would be appreciated
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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    hi folks

    I have a couple of starlings (i think) nesting every year in my facia/roof tiles. I'd love to set up a small camera so the kids could observe them in their nest.

    anyone over do anything like this, is it very hard to get something decent quality for handy money, I presume it would have to be night vision to see in the dark nest? any reccommendations? I dont mind running wires back to my pc if necessary.

    any suggestions would be appreciated

    Initial thought is that you have left it a bit late for this year (especially with starlings) as you can't go retro fitting a camera to a nest site already in use without causing the birds to desert. There are plenty of others here who will advise on cameras etc. I have been toying with the same idea for years now but never get round to it - good luck. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055862462

    I've just had 2 of 11 blue tit eggs hatch this morning !!! Happy days.
    I'm watching over t'internet from uk.


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