Skelligs Puffins

This is a Puffin nesting area on Skellig Michael an island 8km off the coast of Kerry in Ireland. The Puffins will nest here from February until June every year. Skellig Michael is a National Heritage site. The camera is one for the National Parks and Wildlife service to observe the Puffins.

Technical solution

AXIS Q1765-LE PT Mount is a slim, outdoor-ready bullet camera with 18x optical zoom and auto-focus, providing both wide overviews and detailed images for identification purposes at great distances. It delivers HDTV 1080p video in multiple, individually configurable H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams. AXIS Q1765-LE PT Mount supports wide dynamic range (WDR), Axis’ unique Corridor Format and Axis’ OptimizedIR with four highly power-efficient, auto-adjusting LEDs. The compact, light-weight camera is IP66-rated and features Axis’ Arctic Temperature Control for powering up at very low temperatures following a power failure. It has a serial port for RS422/485 communication with pan-tilt motors that support Pelco D protocol.