Showing posts with label Fratercula arctica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fratercula arctica. Show all posts

04 May 2014

Puffin fight club


At Hornøya bird cliff the Puffins have to fight for their right to party. As in all densely inhabited places there is a lot of drama. Hornøya bird cliff is no exception. From March to August this is home to 100 000 sea birds. Among the most famous of birds are the Puffins. Most people see Puffins as cute little birds that  quietly sit in the bird cliff. They do that too. But when these birds arrive the bird cliff in March they fight

21 April 2012

Bird cliff web camera - live from Hornøya, Varanger

Puffin fight club at Hornøya

Biotope just launched the Hornøya bird cliff web camera - our latest project, produced in collaboration with IT-specialists Eivind Bøhn and  Reidar Øksnevad of Cloudware We now have the pleasure of inviting you to follow the Puffins and alcids on Hornøya, Vardø. The web camera system (from hardware solutions to online broadcasting system) is produced by Biotope and Cloudware. Feel free to contact us for more information. The web camera was supported by the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management and Vardø kommune.

Tune in to www.birdwatch.tv for live broadcast from Hornøya



Screenshot of www.birdwatch.tv

Screenshot from the webcam taken 21.April 2012, evening.


Puffin Fratercula arctica at Hornøya, Vardø






The Hornøya web cam - Varanger birding to the wwworld. See previous Biotope article on the web cam - adventures in destination development.

The Puffins are usually out fishing during the day, and spend the evenings resting at the bird cliff.

Follow the Puffins and alcids on Hornøya: www.birdwatch.tv


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