THE island of Ireland's very first 'Kestrel Cam' has been installed in one of Mannok’s Quarries, and will be live-streamed online in coming months.
The footage can be viewed on Mannok’s website, and will give viewers an exclusive look inside an Irish Kestrel nest throughout the breeding season.
The livestream was been launched on World Earth Day, Thursday, April 22 to highlight the need to protect our local wildlife and wider ecosystems, particularly with the common Kestrel having recently been placed on the Red List as a species now at risk of extinction in Ireland.
Two discreet cameras have been installed in the nesting location under license from NPWS, and in partnership with Netwatch, to enable Queen’s University to study the birds and to raise awareness of the need to protect the species and other wildlife across the island.