A detection approach for late-autumn shoots of litchi based on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing

•A detection approach for late-autumn shoots of litchi tree based on UAV remote sensing is provided.•A remote sensing dataset of late-autumn shoots of litchi tree is constructed.•A deep learning model based on the combination of YOLOv5 and Swin-transformer is proposed.•The detection accuracy of late-autumn shoots in remote sensing images is improved.•It will provide technical support for other researchers on late-autumn shoots and orchards manager.