2020 Vision is working with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to provide CCTV surveillance on an RSPB Island reserve, Coquet Island, a mile out in the North Sea.

Using the latest in wireless technology, a solar powered camera on the island will beam live pictures of nesting seabirds across the water to a screen in the Tourist Information Centre in Amble this summer.

In keeping with the RSPB's aims, 2020 has designed the system to be environmentally friendly and as energy efficient as possible. The solar powered camera on the island is discrete and unobtrusive.

While not the main objective of the project, birds in flight could also be captured on camera, as it has a 25 frames per second frame rate, a 300 degree per second traverse speed and the images will be recorded in real time. Stuart McLean, 2020 Vision Coquet Island project manager, said: "This project marks a new direction for 2020 Vision. RSPB's objectives alone required our specialist team to put our heads together to overcome the technical challenge presented by the unusual specifications. We are pleased with the finished results and look forward to a long standing relationship with the RSPB."