{"product_id":"vantage-nestview-wifi-solar-nest-box-camera","title":"Vantage NestView WiFi Solar Nest Box Camera Kit","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWatch a brood raised, from the inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing else in garden wildlife quite like it: the first strand of moss carried in, the clutch appearing one egg at a time, the racket of a nestful of chicks, and one morning in June, an empty box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eVantage NestView\u003c\/strong\u003e is a complete kit — nest box, camera, solar panel and aerial — so there's nothing else to work out and nothing else to buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEverything in one box\u003c\/strong\u003e — nest box, WiFi camera, solar panel, external aerial and all fixings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUK-made FSC Douglas Fir heartwood\u003c\/strong\u003e box with a stated outdoor life of up to 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUp to 25m from your router\u003c\/strong\u003e thanks to the included external aerial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInvisible infrared\u003c\/strong\u003e — you see the nest at night, the birds see nothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolar powered\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it runs right through the season unattended\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo subscription\u003c\/strong\u003e — recordings save locally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA proper nest box, not a camera housing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box is made in the UK from FSC-certified Douglas Fir heartwood — a dense, naturally durable timber that will stand outdoors for up to two decades. The 32mm entrance hole is the standard size for blue tit, great tit, house sparrow and nuthatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo discreet side windows in Perspex let natural daylight into the box, which is what makes daytime footage look like footage rather than a green-grey infrared smear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReaches the bottom of the garden\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe single biggest problem with nest box cameras is that the best place for a nest box is rarely near your router. The NestView ships with an external aerial that pushes reliable range out to around 25m — enough to get the box onto the far fence, the shed gable or the tree at the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLight discipline matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNesting birds are sensitive to disturbance, so the camera uses fully invisible infrared illumination. You see clear black-and-white footage at night; the adults sitting eighteen inches away see nothing at all. The camera face is matte to kill reflections inside the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSet it up in spring, forget it until summer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe solar panel keeps the internal battery charged, so once the box is up and the camera is paired there's no reason to open it again mid-season — which is exactly as it should be. Watch live or catch the recordings, with motion alerts if you want them. And when an adult brings something in that you can't identify, the app's 'ID Bird' button will tell you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy the NestView if\u003c\/strong\u003e you want the full nesting season on camera without piecing a kit together yourself. 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