thermal viewer

[Robin Eckermann via Canberrabirds <>]

Hello Ben

There are a range of products from FLIR that may be candidates - I've used a low-end one that attaches to an iPhone. I've used it to locate heat-ingress spots in buildings, temperature overloads in equipment etc. It might be a stretch to spot the heat generated by quail at any sort of distance as the resolution if pretty modest.

At the other end of the spectrum, my son-in-law is involved in a drone business that routinely does thermal imaging mapping of wild-life (such as rabbits around Kings Avenue bridge, wild deer etc). However, that involves serious $s.

Regards ... Robin
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On 10/02/2025 11:11 am, ben milbourne via Canberrabirds wrote:

Good morning,

In the coming months I am hoping to conduct a number of surveys of birds which are typically difficult to locate using typical means (eyeball, binoculars) due to their habitats comprising of obscuring vegetation.  One such example would be the regularly heard but rarely seen stubble quail.  Other examples are during times when the birds may be present but do not call due to seasonality, time of day or species behaviour.

As such I am hoping to acquire a thermal visual aid but hoping to first gain advice from anyone on what brands would be considered good but also affordable.

Kind regards, Ben

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