Gannets flight tracked in real time for the first time via 3G

Devices fitted on tail feathers record location as GPS tags creating a live flight path on website showing how far the birds are flying to find food for their chicks

The vast distances gannets fly to catch fish are being tracked in "real time" for the first time using the 3G mobile network.

People are being given the chance to see how Britain's largest native seabirds journey through the English Channel from nests off Alderney in the Channel Islands to find food for their chicks, with data from GPS tags uploaded onto the web.