Cedar bird box and standard CMOS resolution camera system

Code: NB3C1K20

£84.95

• As seen on Springwatch 2009
• As seen on BBC Gardening show 2007
• As featured on BBC1 - The One Show

• Many happy customers
• Fascinating for hours
• Amazing close-ups
• Simply plug in and play
• Ideal gift for all family
• Handmade in Cornwall
• Watch, learn and enjoy

The hand crafted nestbox

• Fully assembled, strong 18mm FSC Cornish cedar wood nest box
• Full recommended nest box size
• Bird friendly untreated inside, hand finished, non toxic teak oil treated outside
• High performance mineral felted roof with 20 years life expectancy
• Bitumen coated back for extra protection
• 2 x Resin windows for better light and colour
• Well built with 14 x 24mm Stainless steel screws
• Removable panel for open front box (robins, etc) and easy cleaning

High quality colour nest box camera and IR

• The high quality colour camera
• Easy to fit and a unplug
• Place in several locations in box
• Tilting bracket with fixing bolt and wingnut
• See colour in day and black and white (IR) at night
• Engineered adjustable tilt bracket
• High quality phono connectors
• Manual focus with locking screw
• See black and white/ infra red at night without disturbing birds.
• Power supply (UK mains adaptor)
• Splash proof metal housing
• Pre adjusted for nestbox use

Camera specifications Distance chart

Camera viewing distance

The cameras are ideal for nestbox use, focusing from 5cm to infinity, allowing you to it for many applications. The diagram to the right gives you a guide to approximately how much of your nest box will be in view when you fix your camera at different distances. For example if you fit the camera 30cm above the floor of the box you would get an approximate area of 27 cm by 20 cm in view. You will be able to focus the lens by undoing a little grub screw under the lens and turning the lens (Black part) anti clockwise..

Having the correct IR levels are also important. This camera is ideally suited for handykam nest boxes and there is the correct balance between natural light during the day and correct focal distance between camera and base.

• 20m shielded black CCTV cable included for optimum quality - 10m, 20m, 50m extension kit available. Please select below or above when ordering
• SCART and AV connects to TV
• 8V power supply for 3-pin UK mains wall socket

The kit also includes

• Hole kit for 3 different sized entry holes
• Screws, drill and plugs for hanging up
• 3 nail-on hole adaptors with brass pins, for 25mm, 28mm and 32mm hole
• Use 25mm hole for blue, coal and marsh tit
• Use 28mm hole for great tit and tree sparrow
• Use 32mm hole for nuthatch and house sparrow

• Aluminum nails for nailing nest box to tree or post
• Galvanized wire and protectors for wiring to tree (instead of nailing)
• Masonry drill bit, plugs and SS screws for fixing nest box to brick wall
• 400mm x 16mm masonry drill bit for cable through house wall
• Cane draw wire to pull cable through wall
• Foam plugs to seal cable hole in your house wall if needed
• Cable clips to fix cable to nest box, walls, etc
• All parts separately bagged, labeled and numbered

Also included

• FREE cedar shavings for nesting
• Full easy, illustrated instructions with details
• Packed neatly in recycled packaging

NEW improved design - Now with windows.
Holes in bottom for ventalation

How does it work?

The wired system is very easy to use and install. The kit comes with everything you will need including instructions. All you have to do is:

• Test everything before installation
• Install the bird box 20m (66ft away). Extensions can be bought.
• Connect cable to camera
• Run cable through hole in wall/duct to TV etc
• Connect other end to TV and power supply
• You are now ready to enjoy your birds

Put your nestbox up any time

Different birds nest at different times, often having multiple clutches throughout the season.

They also use nest boxes to hide in, shelter and roost in. Some take a while to get used to a new home.

It's never too late or the “wrong time” to put up a nestbox.

Here is actual footage from one of our nestboxes situated above our workshop. A pair of Blue tits moved in, laid five eggs. We managed to see it all.

This footage was taken from our standard camera in one of our cedar boxes. The camera is able to capture the night and day footage of the birds.

With technology, we can now enjoy the hidden delights of nest building, egg laying, feeding, growing, communicating, fledging and so much more.

Once you start watching, it will become addictive and probably better than watch normal TV.

Please note that the footage has been compressed for the web. Actual footage will be bigger, slightly smoother with better sound.

FREE SPRINGWATCH UPGRADE

Following the success of Springwatch this year and and to say a big thank you to our customers, we thought we would add a FREE upgrade to our existing offer.

We have upgraded the plastic hole sizers/protectors to three designer brushed stainless steel versions. These quality made items will help you select what type of bird you would like in the box as well as protect the box from predators like woodpeckers, squirrels etc.

Fit one one of hole sizers with the anti rust brass panel pins provided. Your birds will now be safe and secure in their new home.

Lower carbon footprint

The cedar nest boxes are hand crafted from FSC Cornish western red cedar. The wood is light with a beautiful fragrance. The wood comes from responsibly managed HRH Crown estates (HRH Prince Charles). As they are produced in Cornwall, they the offer lowest environmental cost and carbon footprint as well as helping local rural economy grow and prosper

Also, for every cubic foot of timber processed an extra tree is planted to offset the carbon used at the mill.

Offset carbon

All this quality for a bargain price

Pefect for all bird watchers, professional to the non professional.

Ideal present, buy one today for all your friends and family

Read more about our nest boxes in our wildlife articles section.

Ideal for most birds including:

• Blue Tits
• Coal Tits
• Great Tits
• Marsh Tits
• Robins
• House Sparrows
• Nuthatch
• etc...