General Information
Data owner Julia Schroeder
Contact julia.schroeder@imperial.ac.uk
Institution Imperial College London
Conditions of use/Licence Upon agreement with the data owner
Data available via pipeline No
Quality check of the original data Yes

 

Study site
Name Silwood Park, UK
Size (ha) 100
Major site changes No
Latitude 51°24' N
Latitude 0°38' W
Number of nest boxes (min) 230
Number of nest boxes (max) 270
Vegetation Type Temperate parkland and oak forest
Description of study site https://www.imperial.ac.uk/silwood-park/about/

 

Species
Species Blue tit
Start year 2002
End year NA
Continuous collection of data Yes
Gap years NA
Longest data collection 18
Parental ID's recorded Yes
List of basic breeding data collected Laying date, brood size, hatching date, clutch size, chick morphology
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection NA
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements NA
Experimental manipulations Yes
Description of experimental manipulations Cross-fostering.
Predation events recorded No
How are second clutches recorded? Yes

 

Catching data
Individual data Yes
Type of individual data Age, sex, size
Feeding data No
Type of feeding data NA
Other catching data No
Roosting checks No
Winter ringing No
Colour rings No
Tags Yes
Other NA

 

Genetic data
Blood samples Yes
Feather samples Yes
Other samples No
Samples analysed No

 

Environmental data
Food availability data Yes
Temperature data pwn comprehensive weather station on site - can be provided on demand
Rainfall data pwn comprehensive weather station on site - can be provided on demand
Other environmental data Oak bud burst