CJ Wildlife's Live Webcam [Archive] - CJ Wildlife Online Forums

Lisa

2nd July 2010, 01:24 PM

See our products in action before you buy!

Our new feeder webcam is now live and available online to view at www.birdfood.co.uk/webcam (http://www.birdfood.co.uk/webcam).

As well as showcasing some of our popular wildlife products including feeders and water baths, our webcam also allows you to do a spot of bird watching even when your away from the garden!

If you see anything unusual on the webcam that you want to share with others, or have any questions or suggestions for our webcam, we have created this brand new section when you can do just that.

Happy viewing!

Shamal

4th July 2010, 11:29 AM

Excellent! Although there's few sadder sights than an empty feeder with a bird on looking into it.
House Sparrows galore, Great Tit and maybe a Greenfinch is all I have seen so far. My own feeders are more active but I'm hypnotically drawn to the CJ webcam ;)

Shame the webcam hasn't a screengrab facility so if we do spot something exotic, we can post it to the forum. I have seen that facility with African waterhole webcams.

A bird table in-shot would be nice, maybe give a bit more variety?

Regards,
Shamal

70007

28th July 2010, 03:19 PM

Yes, I can watch these types of feeder cams for ages. I saw plenty of sparrows, but in my garden they would need to put in a bit more effort on the feeders, because I remove the perches.

A great tit was investigating the peanuts in the squirrel-proof feeder.

Excellent pictures though. Is the switching between feeders done automatically?

John

Shamal

29th July 2010, 10:48 AM

Is the switching between feeders done automatically?

John

If it isn't, someone at CJ deserves a medal... and physiotherapy :)

Must be 20+ House Sparrows at times, CJ HQ has to be a paradise for these birds, think of the seed spill around there!

The nut feeder is a new one on me, saw a Blue Tit and Great Tit on it.
My G-S Woodpeckers wouldn't be amused by the anti squirrel cage.

Regards,
Shamal

Jandy

29th July 2010, 05:03 PM

Those seed feeders are definitely in need of a refill! Nice to see the tits on the peanuts - I also have a nut feeder with an anti-squirrel guardian, and regret the fact that it does put off the G S Woodpeckers. It's fallen out of favour since the spring, so is currently not hung up. However I have in the past seen it being enjoyed by all the tits that come to our garden, including long-tailed tits - quite funny seeing them get around inside the cage with their tails in the way!

Jandy

30th July 2010, 02:47 PM

I refilled all my seedfeeders this afternoon - someone needs to follow my example!!

70007

1st August 2010, 06:04 PM

If it isn't, someone at CJ deserves a medal... and physiotherapy :)

Ha, ha. But I thought that because it was moving from one feeder to the other rather than just cutting "tv-like", it might be operated remotely by users via the internet.

I have seen web cameras where the viewer gets about 60 seconds and can move it themselves, zoom in and out, etc.

Jandy

18th April 2011, 07:41 PM

Earlier on today I couldn't get the live web-cam views, only a couple of stills with one of those irritating revolving thingies permanently in action!

Lisa

19th April 2011, 06:54 AM

Thank you for this Jandy. I have checked and our technical team are aware that there is a problem and are busy working on this, hopefully it will back up in a few days!

Jandy

2nd May 2011, 04:50 PM

Still a problem with the web-cam! The current view is of (I think) a hedgehog house, and nothing is going on at all.

Penna

2nd May 2011, 05:43 PM

Still a problem with the web-cam! The current view is of (I think) a hedgehog house, and nothing is going on at all.

It is a hedgehog house Jandy but not sure if CJ. stock that,
very interesting cam shot tho' .......it kept me on it for seconds. :p

Lisa

3rd May 2011, 06:47 AM

Hi there

Apologies, we are still experiencing technical difficulties with the web cam and are working to fix this as quickly as we can.

Thank you all for your patience.

Jandy

3rd May 2011, 04:41 PM

CJ do stock a hedgehog house, Penna (P.92), and so do the RSPB in their catalogue, but neither of them look like the one on the web-cam.

Jandy

3rd May 2011, 04:49 PM

Hi, Lisa - I look forward to being able to see the web-cam in action again, but I have to say, just now when I tried it, and clicked in the centre of the view (ie on the rotating disc), I got this, which I don't understand at all:-

Penna

3rd May 2011, 05:43 PM

Jandy, have you tried this?............ http://www.carnyx.tv/CarnyxWild/WildlifeCameras.aspx

Some super pictures around the country:)

Jandy

3rd May 2011, 08:19 PM

Looks to be a super site, Penna, but unfortunately the idiot computer won't let me upload anything at all at present (ie Silverlight) due to an ongoing mix-up with the admin password, which I really will have to get sorted when I have the time. Can't get i-Player either, so am really browned off. Am planning to descend on the local Apple shop and make them shake in their shoes!

Penna

3rd May 2011, 09:11 PM

:) Go for it Jandy...

My computer has often been threatened with a swift flight over the garden fence if it wasn't behaving :D

Carnyx is a great site for wild life.

Jandy

20th June 2011, 02:27 PM

Not only can I not get Carnyx (due to being unable to download Microsoft Silverlight - yes, I know, I still haven't sorted that problem!) but now I can't even get the CJ webcam - that is assuming it's working again! Apparently I need something called "Flash Player v 10 or above", problem ditto! I wonder why CJ changed this, when you used to be able to see it with just one click?

Lisa

20th June 2011, 03:31 PM

Hi Jandy

Unfortunately the CJ Webcam is still offline. We are talking with the techies again today to get some idea when this will be fixed and I shall let you know when its back up and running, at that point if anyone is still having any technical difficulties we can have another look and advise accordingly.

Sorry again for the inconvenience with the webcam, we have some lovely new stainless steel feeders (http://www.birdfood.co.uk/products.php?area_id=2&nav_id=211) that we have just launched which we really wanted to get on the camera this week for everyone to have a look at.

Thank you for your patience.

Jandy

20th June 2011, 09:33 PM

Does this mean, Lisa, that even if I had got the Flash Player download installed, I still wouldn't have been able to see anything? At least in that case I wouldn't have missed out on anything watched by everyone else!

Lisa

21st June 2011, 01:37 PM

Hi Jandy

No unfortunately the camera is still not working but I have had an email today saying that they are looking into it.

Will keep you posted.

Lisa

29th June 2011, 02:47 PM

Hello

Good news!! The web cam is back online. :)

Bad news!! The birds are eating the food so quickly at the moment that they have managed to empty a large feeder of food since it was filled at the feeding station this morning! :confused:

So we are almost there! :rolleyes:

We appreciate your patience and once we get some more food in the feeder which I think someone is on their way to do very shortly, there should be plenty to see!

Any questions, as always, let me know.

Pine Marten

29th June 2011, 04:50 PM

Dont seem to be working properly. Just still pics. Wont go live.

Pine Marten.

Lisa

30th June 2011, 07:24 AM

Hi Pine Martin

I have gone back and let the techies know it is offline again this morning :(.

Sorry again, all seemed to be back up and running yesterday!

We are on the case and hopefully will be back on line very soon.

We will not be beaten!

Jandy

27th July 2011, 09:35 AM

Unfortunately, Lisa, now that this has been changed to Adobe Flash or whatever it's called, I can no longer bring up the live webcam at all, as I don't have Adobe. I currently have a problem with downloading anything, so I would have preferred it to be in the previous format.

Pine Marten

27th July 2011, 12:15 PM

Got a picture of a tray on a chain. And this never ending circle chasing itself round and round. So my guess is it wont go live for me at least.

Pine Marten.

Jandy

14th August 2011, 03:14 PM

Hooray, folks! The expert has been and gone, and virtually 100% of previous problems eradicated. I had no trouble downloading Silverlight, and have just been accessing the webcam successfully. Carnyx, however, seems to be a different matter. Though I've now got Silverlight OK, it seemed to indicate that I had to register, and when I did, the wording of the form seemed to expect me to be some sort of business. However I registered OK, they sent me an email, but when I got back to their home page it still said Download Silverlight, and when I clicked on the first webcam shown, South Stack, absolutely nothing happened! Fancy joining you, Penna, chucking the computer out of the window!

Pine Marten

14th August 2011, 05:13 PM

Am only getting pre-recorded videos here.

Pine Marten.

Pine Marten

21st August 2011, 09:33 AM

Thought i would check out the live cam this morning. Glad to say for me its working ok. Well done to all concerned.

Pine Marten.

Gandalf

22nd August 2011, 07:46 PM

Am only getting pre-recorded videos here.

Pine Marten.

Thought i would check out the live cam this morning. Glad to say for me its working ok. Well done to all concerned.

Pine Marten.

Not for me I'm afraid - is there a cut-off time for live and then it shows pre-recorded footage?

All I see for the last couple of weeks/times I looked, is the same woman watching some coal-tits feeding from a fat tube.

Jandy

4th September 2011, 01:29 PM

Just been watching the live web-cam - amazing no of sparrows, queueing up to go on the feeder! Wonder if it's the same soggy weather we are getting here at the moment in London!

Pine Marten

4th September 2011, 02:14 PM

Just had a quick look. Lots of sparrows, just a shame the feeder is empty. Guess they will have to wait until tomorrow for a topup.

Pine Marten.

Gandalf

4th September 2011, 06:02 PM

Don't know how you all are seeing Sparrows etc. I'm seeing a message indicating 4 viewers but the footage is as it has been for a long time now - the same woman sitting in front of a feeder watching Coal tits, a little later changes to a squirrel. What gives Lisa!

attached a screenshot for you to see: -

Rick

11th September 2011, 04:47 PM

Same here.:confused:

Jandy

19th September 2011, 11:15 AM

Same for me. One thing though interests me. Do you actually get red squirrels where you are in Shropshire? If so, that's marvellous!

Rick

20th October 2011, 08:19 AM

That poor lady. She has been sat there for weeks now. :confused::confused:

Gandalf

20th October 2011, 01:53 PM

That poor lady. She has been sat there for weeks now. :confused::confused:
She should qualify for a free bag of nuts by now! ;)

4711

4th December 2011, 03:44 PM

....and a Peanut Cake Tube. Do you think anyone brings her a Thermos?:(

4711

4th December 2011, 11:38 PM

Same for me. One thing though interests me. Do you actually get red squirrels where you are in Shropshire? If so, that's marvellous!
I was once told by CJ that the feeders are in the Netherlands.

Jandy

8th December 2011, 03:59 PM

Lovely few seconds of a barn owl (obviously not live!), then the same old same old. Someone bring that woman a cushion - her bum must be feeling the strain by now!

4711

8th December 2011, 06:10 PM

I hope she's allowed home for Christmas.

4711

14th December 2011, 11:52 AM

I've sent her a Christmmas card, a small hamper and a copy of The Beano.

Gandalf

15th December 2011, 08:40 PM

True Grit! :D

Jandy

9th January 2012, 01:06 PM

Nice to see the webcam is on line again - memo to CJ - your seed feeder needs refilling!

Penna

9th January 2012, 02:40 PM

Nice to see the webcam is on line again - memo to CJ - your seed feeder needs refilling!

That is politely put Jandy, I am not so nice about it...............

It is a poor show when you pop onto the webcam and the conqueror feeder is still empty, I, like others are surprised and disappointed when a company like CJ cannot keep their feeders up to scratch. :eek::mad::mad:

4711

10th January 2012, 01:39 PM

She didn't get a new scarf for Christmas then ...

Rowena

11th January 2012, 01:02 PM

Hazelnuts

11th January 2012, 10:36 PM

Many thanks for letting us know about the webcam. We did spot the feeders were empty yesterday and have sent word to get them filled up again. As you may have gathered it actually comes from our colleagues in Holland so reacting quickly enough to problems can take a little time Do please bear with us, we are working to improve the service.
Rowena

Great news Rowena

Even bird Feeders feel the effect of demand at times. Lots of food = lots of birds = empty Feeders.

No worries there

Regards
Kathy
x

Jandy

16th January 2012, 03:19 PM

Oh, dear, we're back again to square one, the woman with the goofy smile. I think the 'live' should be dropped from the name 'Live Webcam' altogether! I do like the barn owl, though - maybe we could have him as a full-time understudy instead of her!