Raspberry Pi nest cameras – an affordable tool for remote behavioural and conservation monitoring of bird nests

Software: This paper details the methods to build a bespoke camera. Here we save the 5 python scripts used to run ('nestcam.py' and 'shutdown.py') or set up the camera ('script for RaspPi terminal_RTC.py', 'script for RaspPi terminal_runonboot.py', 'script for RaspPi terminal_usb.py'). Data: This bespoke camera was deployed across two breeding seasons (Monteiro's storm-petrel, Hydrobates monteiroi 2019 and Madeiran storm-petrel, Hydrobates castro 2019-2020). The data saved here includes: the level of success recorded per deployment (based on success, partial failure (usable), partial failure (non-usable) or failure) and causes of the failures suggested. Further suggestions for improvements are given in the paper.