Puffin Cams are back to give a virtual window to the wilderness and seabird breeding

It is yet again a happy time for nature lovers as they can witness the most adorable sightings of seabirds and experience the wild with the Puffin Cams, which are back again on the Farne Islands for the year. This means people can watch the Puffin-Cam from home and see what is happening with the birds. The National Trust is in charge of the Puffin-Cam. The Puffin-Cam lets people see the birds up close. There are a lot of birds on the Farne Islands, around 200,000 of them. The Puffin-Cam shows what the puffins are doing. Another camera shows the guillemots and their nests on the cliffs.


How will these cams help?
The Puffin-Cam is not just for people to watch; it also helps with taking care of the birds. This year a lot of people watched the Puffin Cam, over 250,000 people. This is good because it helps people around the world learn about the birds on the Farne Islands. Laura Knowles is in charge of visitors, and she thinks the Puffin-Cam is very important, as it helps people who cannot visit the Farne Islands see the birds. This cam also helps the people who take care of the birds as it can be used to see how the birds are doing. The birds were very sick this year; a lot of them died from bird flu.


More about the seabirds
According to a report published in a digital daily, not many birds have died this year, as per Sophia Jackson, a ranger. She further added that only a few birds have died this year, and this is a positive change from last year. The rangers are still being careful. They are watching the birds closely. They are also looking for puffins that they marked this year. This helps them see how many birds are still alive and how healthy they are.


The challenges
However, experts believe that the birds are facing a problem this year. There were some storms: storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra. These storms can hurt the birds. Ben McCarthy is in charge of taking care of nature. He said that the storms can make it hard for the birds to find food. When the birds cannot find food, they can get washed up on the beach. This is very bad for the birds. The rangers are keeping an eye on the birds. They want to see how the storms and the changing weather are affecting the Puffin-Cam and the birds on the Farne Islands.