It's done through the Tapo app, I just followed the instructions.
My Tits are back!
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The cameras have wifi and, once on your wifi network you can see them, kind of like you can see your printer and other things on the network.
After noticing a lack of activity, I had a quick look in yesterday, only to find an empty nest. I missed the money shot, I wanted to see them making their first flight.
Still got up to a week with mine before they fledge. Camera on the blink again but I had a quick peek in the nest between visits from the parents and they are starting to get flight feathers on their wings.
Departure day! 
Went out to cut the grass and I saw a baby Robin on the lawn. I went in to get my phone but when I came back, it had gone into hiding. I checked the nest and three of the four were still in there, just looking at me, not crying out for food as chicks in nests often do.
Anyway, I looked around and saw that it was perched on the trellis.
Mum or Dad was up on the washing line pole watching me.
Suddenly the chick flew at me and attached itself to my T shirt. I put my hand up and it hopped on. It stayed there while I put it up into the mile-a-minute plant.
I went back indoors and watched from there. One of the parents flew back to the box and two of the others followed it out. Two of them are somewhere in the safety of the mile a minute plant now and the other two are behind pots or in the bushes. They keep making attempts to get up to the others and the parents are back and forth with food for them.
Ah well, another successful fledging - fingers crossed they all make it. I might get another camera for this year as I’ve missed most of the action.
Went out to cut the grass and I saw a baby Robin on the lawn. I went in to get my phone but when I came back, it had gone into hiding. I checked the nest and three of the four were still in there, just looking at me, not crying out for food as chicks in nests often do.
Anyway, I looked around and saw that it was perched on the trellis.
Mum or Dad was up on the washing line pole watching me.
Suddenly the chick flew at me and attached itself to my T shirt. I put my hand up and it hopped on. It stayed there while I put it up into the mile-a-minute plant.
I went back indoors and watched from there. One of the parents flew back to the box and two of the others followed it out. Two of them are somewhere in the safety of the mile a minute plant now and the other two are behind pots or in the bushes. They keep making attempts to get up to the others and the parents are back and forth with food for them.
Ah well, another successful fledging - fingers crossed they all make it. I might get another camera for this year as I’ve missed most of the action.
Nope, all of them are out of the nest now. Parents called them out. They can fly - just. They can get up to safety in the bushes. They'll be a lot stronger tomorrow now they can stretch their wings. They’re not like us - crawling and toddling about for months. With wild birds, once they leave the comparative safety of the nest, they have to learn to fly, run or swim pretty damn quickly or risk being eaten!
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We were on the Kennet & Avon canal week before last, watching a Moorhen leading four chicks along the reeds on the bank, a Herring Gull swooped then there were threeNope, all of them are out of the nest now. Parents called them out. They can fly - just. They can get up to safety in the bushes. They'll be a lot stronger tomorrow now they can stretch their wings. They’re not like us - crawling and toddling about for months. With wild birds, once they leave the comparative safety of the nest, they have to learn to fly, run or swim pretty damn quickly or risk being eaten!
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Nope, all of them are out of the nest now. Parents called them out. They can fly - just. They can get up to safety in the bushes. They'll be a lot stronger tomorrow now they can stretch their wings. They’re not like us - crawling and toddling about for months. With wild birds, once they leave the comparative safety of the nest, they have to learn to fly, run or swim pretty damn quickly or risk being eaten!
I stand corrected! Just seen this little fella hopping around the garden, occasionally being fed by mum and dad.
He then flew back into the nest box!
He knows what side his bread is buttered - we had a son like that!
Now this is wierd - another one has just flown back. I wonder if they'll all be back home before dark? Never known birds to do that. Just texted a friend of Mrs Mottie, a real bird watching expert and she's never heard of it before either.
The fledgelings are still about. They are over the back, in my garden and in next doors garden. I can see the parents return with food, the perch on top of our washing pole and then decide which one to fly down and feed. Mrs Mottie alerted me to one of them trying to fly through our mirror illusion gate this morning! 
I went out and shoo'd it off.
I went out and shoo'd it off.
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Ive got a camera on a swallow nest in the shed where the controls are for our PV panels , they should doing some test flights in a day or two.
Looks like you might have another over-wintering visitor.