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

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

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01690

Abstract:
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.

Citation:
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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ASSOCIATED DATA SET(S)

License

Access:	There are no access constraints.
Use:	This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Authors

Name	UK Polar Data Centre
Role(s)	Metadata Author
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Michael J Dunn
Role(s)	Investigator, Technical Contact
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Stacey Adlard
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Derren Fox
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Name	Matt Jobson
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Tim Morley
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	University of Aberdeen

Basic Information

Creation Date:	2022-12-13
Dataset Progress:	Planned
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Biota
Parameters:	Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Population Dynamics Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Survival

Additional Information

Reference:
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.
Lineage/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.

Extent

Temporal Coverage:
Start Date	2015-12-16
End Date	2022-03-09

Spatial Coverage:
Latitude
Southernmost	-60.73091
Northernmost	-60.73091
Longitude
Westernmost	-45.58801
Easternmost	-45.58801
Altitude
Min Altitude	N/A
Max Altitude	N/A
Depth
Min Depth	N/A
Max Depth	N/A

Latitude
Southernmost	-60.7303
Northernmost	-60.7303
Longitude
Westernmost	-45.58966
Easternmost	-45.58966
Altitude
Min Altitude	N/A
Max Altitude	N/A
Depth
Min Depth	N/A
Max Depth	N/A

Data Resolution:
Latitude Resolution	N/A
Longitude Resolution	N/A
Horizontal Resolution Range	N/A
Vertical Resolution	N/A
Vertical Resolution Range	N/A
Temporal Resolution	2x min. throughout each year
Temporal Resolution Range	N/A

Location:
Location	Antarctica
Detailed Location	Signy Island, South Orkney Islands

Instrumentation

Sensor(s):	CAMERAS
Data Collection:	Reconyx trail cameras (Reconyx HC500 Hyperfire, 14x10x8cm, 1 kg). All are powered by AA batteries.

Storage

Distribution:
Distribution Media	N/A
Distribution Size	4.4GB
Distribution Format	JPEG
Fees	N/A

Data Storage:	15149 images are in .JPEG format and separated into folders for each camera. Folder structure is as follows: Species - start_date - end_date With start_date as the first image's date and end_date as the last image's date.