A fantastic system containing everything you need. The high quality mini video camera provides clear colour images during the day and B&W images at night! There's also a built in microphone so you can hear as well as see what's going on! This system will be delivered fully assembled and tested so all you have to do is position the box, plug it in and start watching!
So what do you get for your money?
The Nest Box - Our fantastic multi-species nest box offers market leading quality and value for money. The box is hand built from high grade Western Red Cedar (sourced from well managed forests) and follows guidelines suggested by the RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). The nest box has a removable front panel with a 32mm entrance hole making it suitable for the widest range of garden birds including:
You may read in various publications that the entrance hole must be a particular size to attract a specific species of bird (eg. 25mm for Blue Tits etc). However, these are purely GUIDELINES and our experience has shown (incl' consultation with the RSPB for supply of their branded kit) that a 32mm hole will not deter Blue Tits, or any of the other small hole nesting garden birds, in the slightest. Using a 32mm hole maximises the chances of a pair of birds nesting in the box.
The Camera - All of our nest box cameras are manufactured to our own specification and exacting standards. The camera used in this kit is one of our HIGH RESOLUTION CCD type cameras and has a resolution of 420TVL (TV Lines). This will produce great colour images during the day and B&W images at night. Infrared light is invisible to the human eye and to birds so it will not affect their natural roosting/nesting process in any way. We use a specific type of Infrared light designed to give the optimum illumination levels inside our nest boxes. This virtually eliminates the bright white spot (known as white out) that plagues many other kits available, producing great images whatever time of day or night you are viewing. A built in highly sensitive microphone helps you to hear as well as see what's going on inside the box too. Finally, the camera also has an adjustable focus lens. This is pre-focused to the correct position but can be easily adjusted at a later date should you require.
The Rest Of The System - Consists of a 30m professional 'plug n play' cable connected to the camera in the roof of the nest box. The other end of the cable has three connectors. They are black, yellow and white. The black one is for power and connects to the 12V DC power adaptor supplied (looks like a mobile phone charger). This plugs into a mains socket. The remaining yellow (video) and white (audio) connectors plug into a spare AV socket on your TV, video recorder or DVD recorder. This can be either a spare scart socket (usually found on the back of the TV or video/DVD recorder) using the scart adaptor supplied or the three RCA type phono sockets (3x round, yellow, white and red sockets) on the front or side of your TV/Video/DVD recorder. Connect the yellow-to-yellow and white-to-white, switch on the 12v mains adaptor, then select the appropriate AV channel on your TV using your TV remote control.
This kit contains:
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(x1) High quality bird box with integrated sliding drawer and quick release camera bracket (Camera can be moved between boxes in seconds!)
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(x1) High quality, high resolution COLOUR CCD camera (420TVL resolution – most other kits available today offer resolutions of 380TVL or less) with built in Infra Red Illumination enabling viewing 24 hours a day. (Colour images during the day and B&W images at night).
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Integral microphone to hear as well as see what’s going on inside the Bird Box.
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User adjustable focus lenses . (Most kits available offer a fixed focus lens that cannot easily be adjusted to ensure pin sharp images)
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(x2) metal hole protector plates (28mm diameter , 32mm diameter - to help deter squirrels and other predators)
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30m of professional cable (wired kit only). Simply attach your camera to the colour coded connectors at one end and plug straight into your TV at the other. It couldn’t be easier!
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(x1) 12v Regulated Mains adaptor
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(x1) Fixing Kit
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(x1) Scart Adapter
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Instruction sheet full of useful tips to help maximise the chances of birds nesting in your new box.
