A system for monitoring a wind turbine, the system comprising: a monitoring device configured to provide one or more monitoring signals including at least one of an audio signal and an image signal; and a monitoring controller communicatively coupled to the monitoring device and configured to: provide baseline data representative of normal operation of the wind turbine; create operating data based on a monitoring signal received from the monitoring device; compare the operating data to the baseline data to determine a deviation; and transmit a deviation notification when the deviation exceeds a threshold; wherein the monitoring device comprises a directional monitoring device configured to monitor at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine; a translation mechanism coupled to the wind turbine, wherein the directional monitoring device is coupled to the translation mechanism; wherein the rotor blade is coupled to a hub rotatable about a rotational axis, and the translation mechanism defines a translation axis substantially parallel to the rotational axis; and wherein the directional monitoring device is further configured to provide a monitoring signal by providing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images corresponding to one of a plurality of positions along the translation axis; the system being characterised in that the monitoring device is coupled to the wind turbine on top of a nacelle. a monitoring device configured to provide one or more monitoring signals including at least one of an audio signal and an image signal; and a monitoring controller communicatively coupled to the monitoring device and configured to: provide baseline data representative of normal operation of the wind turbine; create operating data based on a monitoring signal received from the monitoring device; compare the operating data to the baseline data to determine a deviation; and transmit a deviation notification when the deviation exceeds a threshold; wherein the monitoring device comprises a directional monitoring device configured to monitor at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine; a translation mechanism coupled to the wind turbine, wherein the directional monitoring device is coupled to the translation mechanism; wherein the rotor blade is coupled to a hub rotatable about a rotational axis, and the translation mechanism defines a translation axis substantially parallel to the rotational axis; and wherein the directional monitoring device is further configured to provide a monitoring signal by providing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images corresponding to one of a plurality of positions along the translation axis; the system being characterised in that the monitoring device is coupled to the wind turbine on top of a nacelle. provide baseline data representative of normal operation of the wind turbine; create operating data based on a monitoring signal received from the monitoring device; compare the operating data to the baseline data to determine a deviation; and transmit a deviation notification when the deviation exceeds a threshold; wherein the monitoring device comprises a directional monitoring device configured to monitor at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine; a translation mechanism coupled to the wind turbine, wherein the directional monitoring device is coupled to the translation mechanism; wherein the rotor blade is coupled to a hub rotatable about a rotational axis, and the translation mechanism defines a translation axis substantially parallel to the rotational axis; and wherein the directional monitoring device is further configured to provide a monitoring signal by providing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images corresponding to one of a plurality of positions along the translation axis; the system being characterised in that the monitoring device is coupled to the wind turbine on top of a nacelle. the monitoring device comprises a directional monitoring device configured to monitor at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine; a translation mechanism coupled to the wind turbine, wherein the directional monitoring device is coupled to the translation mechanism; wherein the rotor blade is coupled to a hub rotatable about a rotational axis, and the translation mechanism defines a translation axis substantially parallel to the rotational axis; and wherein the directional monitoring device is further configured to provide a monitoring signal by providing a plurality of images, each image of the plurality of images corresponding to one of a plurality of positions along the translation axis; the system being characterised in that the monitoring device is coupled to the wind turbine on top of a nacelle.