Hi Chris,
It will be interesting to watch developments in "stealthing" technology. I know
that there are some in the higher end of the market, which have very low noise
levels. At $5-10K a pop, they are probably out of range for the average birder.
Apple is offering a camera equipped quadricopter for AUD 350, so prices are
dropping. An interesting space to watch.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 16/10/2012, at 12:36 PM, Chris Sanderson <> wrote:
> Hi Carl,
>
> No direct experience, but I know from disturbance monitoring for shorebirds
> that I've done in the past that shorebirds hate helicopters. Pretty sure
> even a "toy" one woud cause large amounts of disturbance. Also I've been
> told that bird strikes on remote control aircraft can be fatal to birds like
> eagles, so it's possibly also dangerous for the birds. These are gut
> reactions though, not based on any actual observations of this tech in use.
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Carl Clifford <>
> wrote:
> Dear B-A,
>
> Has anyone on the list had any experience using camera equipped quadricopter
> style drones for birding? They seem to have the potential to be a useful tool
> for observing waders and the like.
>
> I would be interested in hearing of anyones experiences.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
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