GPS tracking data for 32 individual European nightjars in Humberhead Peatlands NNR from 2015-2018
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Mitchell, L.; White, P.C.L.; Arnold, K.E. (2019). GPS tracking data for 32 individual European nightjars in Humberhead Peatlands NNR from 2015-2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/aa20f8c4-bbdb-4dfa-82b4-b9b3fd8f34eb
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https://doi.org/10.5285/aa20f8c4-bbdb-4dfa-82b4-b9b3fd8f34eb
This dataset contains GPS data fixes (WGS84 format) from 32 European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) . The data contains additional information on identity of the bird, date, time of fix acquisition, and the associated site and night number (between 6 and 17 nights of data, varying between individuals). These data were collected on the Humberhead peatlands NNR, South Yorkshire, from 2015 until 2018. Birds were caught in mist nets and tail-mounted miniaturised GPS tags (Pathtrack, Otley, UK; <3% bird bodyweight) were fitted by BTO-licensed researchers.
Data were collected as part of a NERC ACCE-funded PhD.
Data were collected as part of a NERC ACCE-funded PhD.
Publication date: 2019-05-16
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2015-02-07 to 2018-07-16
Provenance & quality
Data were collected at Thorne (53.636, -0.89682) and Hatfield Moors (53.545, -0.93493), part of Humberhead Peatlands NNR, South Yorkshire. Tags were briefly calibrated to estimate error (between 5 - 25 metres depending on habitat type) and programmed to acquire fixes every 3 or 5 minutes (2015/16 and 2017/18 respectively).
Nightjars captured by mist net from 21:00 to 01:00 using mist nets, under BTO licence. Birds were measured, ringed and equipped with a nanoFix mini GPS tag (Pathtrack, Otley, UK.) on the two central tail feathers.
GPS data has been analysed to produce foraging tracks, home ranges and resource selection in ArcMap and R.
Nightjars captured by mist net from 21:00 to 01:00 using mist nets, under BTO licence. Birds were measured, ringed and equipped with a nanoFix mini GPS tag (Pathtrack, Otley, UK.) on the two central tail feathers.
GPS data has been analysed to produce foraging tracks, home ranges and resource selection in ArcMap and R.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Mitchell, L.; White, P.C.L.; Arnold, K.E. (2019). GPS tracking data for 32 individual European nightjars in Humberhead Peatlands NNR from 2015-2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/aa20f8c4-bbdb-4dfa-82b4-b9b3fd8f34eb
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Citations
Mitchell, L.J., White, P.C.L., & Arnold, K.E. (2019). The trade-off between fix rate and tracking duration on estimates of home range size and habitat selection for small vertebrates. PLOS ONE, 14(7), e0219357. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219357
Correspondence/contact details
Authors
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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