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Time-lapse imagery of chinstrap penguins, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2015-2022

This dataset contains the imagery for two time-lapse cameras installed at two chinstrap penguin colonies, Pygoscelid antarcticus, around Signy Island. The camera imagery are used to monitor nest attendance of chinstrap penguins at Signy. These cameras passively record colony attendance by taking automatic images each day, throughout each year. This dataset includes imagery for the years 2015-2022.





This dataset is part of a larger network of time-lapse cameras monitoring seabirds on Signy Island.





This monitoring contributes to the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) and is part of the annual seabird Long Term Monitoring Science carried out by the British Antarctic Survey at Signy Island.





This work was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (UK) core funding to the British Antarctic Survey.

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Date (Creation)
2022-12-13
Date (Revision)
2022-12-13
Date (Publication)
2022-12-13
Date (released)
2022-12-13
Edition

1.0

Unique resource identifier
https://doi.org/10.5285/dcb10aa8-1274-4214-ba24-7a0400613e9f
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doi

Unique resource identifier
GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01690
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https://data.bas.ac.uk/

Other citation details

Please cite this item as: Dunn, M.J., Adlard, S., Fox, D., Jobson, M., & Morley, T. (2025). Time-lapse imagery of chinstrap penguins, as part of a camera network from Signy Island, 2015-2022 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/dcb10aa8-1274-4214-ba24-7a0400613e9f

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Completed
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
British Antarctic Survey

Dunn, Michael

Author
British Antarctic Survey

Adlard, Stacey

Author

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Fox, Derren

Author
British Antarctic Survey

Jobson, Matt

Author

University of Aberdeen

Morley, Tim

Author
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
Completed
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Population Dynamics
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Survival
Theme
  • Pygoscelid antarcticus

  • Signy Island

  • South Orkney Islands

  • chinstrap penguin

  • nest attendance

  • time-lapse camera

Place
  • Signy Island, South Orkney Islands Antarctica

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Habitats and biotopes
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This data is governed by the NERC Data Policy: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/nerc/our-policies-and-standards/nerc-data-policy/

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This data is governed by the NERC data policy and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3

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Begin date
2015-12-16
End date
2022-03-09
Supplemental Information

It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.

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Date (Publication)
2008-11-12
Cited responsible party
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European Petroleum Survey Group

EPSGadministrator@iogp.org

Publisher
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
Version

6.18.3

Distributor

Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk

Distributor
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http://ramadda.data.bas.ac.uk/repository/entry/show?entryid=dcb10aa8-1274-4214-ba24-7a0400613e9f

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Methodology:

Two time-lapse cameras installed on fixed mountings monitor chinstrap penguins' nest attendance at two chinstrap penguin colonies at Signy Island (one camera per colony). These static cameras are positioned to capture a minimum of twice-daily images of selected colonies for the species.





The cameras operate daily all year-round with the timing of the daily images pre-programmed. The cameras are annually serviced in the field where they are located. Memory cards containing images are recovered annually from both cameras.

Data collection:

Reconyx trail cameras (Reconyx HC500 Hyperfire, 14x10x8cm, 1 kg). All are powered by AA batteries.

Data quality:

Each image includes a time-stamp and the temperature at the time when the photo was taken.





Imagery is not always continuous throughout the year and there may be gaps between photo timestamps.





Photos where fog, ice, or darkness obscures the colony are included in the dataset, and can be filtered depending on the required use. Images that are completely blurry or dark have been removed.

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dataset

Date stamp
2022-12-13
Metadata standard name

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Metadata standard version

ISO 19115:2003(E)

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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre

polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk

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Keywords

Pygoscelid antarcticus Signy Island South Orkney Islands chinstrap penguin nest attendance time-lapse camera
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Habitats and biotopes
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Population Dynamics EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Survival


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