Thanks to financial support from Ramsey Crookall, Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) have teamed up with Manx National Heritage (MNH) and Manx Telecom to provide a live video feed of Manx shearwater burrows on the Calf of Man.
MNH, who own the Calf of Man, and MWT, who manage the bird observatory there, have been working together for some time to eradicate invasive longtails from the Calf of Man which historically predated on the eggs of birds nesting in burrows. As a result, Manx shearwater numbers have recently been steadily increasing on the islet. The remote location of the nesting site meant that the power for the cameras and associated equipment must be provided by a solar panel. Furthermore, the video signals have to reach the mainland via a 4g mobile network connection provided free of charge by MWT’s data partners, Manx Telecom.