Gentoo penguin nesting chronology at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1988 to 2019

• Main Authors: Trathan, Philip, Waluda, Claire, Ratcliffe, Norman
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre 2021
• Subjects: "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOSPHERE","ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS"; "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION","ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES","BIRDS","PENGUINS"; Bird Island; Gentoo penguin; Pygoscelis papua; chronology; Antarctic; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/f9993ee9-085f-42cf-b008-5373526b2bcf; https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00332

The chronology of Gentoo penguins on Bird Island, South Georgia has been monitored since 1988 (no data for 1989-90 or 1990-91). 30 nests are marked in the colony at Square Pond, and 40 in the Johnson Beach colony. Regular checks are made to record when eggs are laid and the peak laying date (when 75...