General Information
Data owner NIOO-KNAW (Kees van Oers)
Contact TBD if we include this
Institution Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands
Conditions of use/Licence By permission from Kees van Oers
Data available via pipeline Yes
Quality check of the original data Database manager

 

Study site
Name Westerheide/Boslust, The Netherlands
Size (ha) 125
Major site changes No
Latitude 52° 0' 0" N
Latitude 5° 51' 36" E
Number of nest boxes (min) 440
Number of nest boxes (max) 440
Vegetation Type Mixed
Description of study site Westerheide and Boslust in the “Groot Warnsborn” area, nearby Arnhem in the Netherlands. This area consists of plots of mixed pine and deciduous forest with small open patches, in total covering approximately 200 ha and containing about 400 nest boxes distributed in a regular grid. (see Class, Brommer & van Oers 2019. Ecology and Evolution 9(16), 8987-8994)

 

Species
Species Parus major, Cyanistes caeruleus, Ficedula hypoleuca, Periparus ater, Sitta europaea
Start year 1993
End year NA
Continuous collection of data Yes
Gap years NA
Longest data collection 26
Parental ID's recorded Yes
List of basic breeding data collected Laying date, Clutch size, Brood size, Hatch date, Number fledglings, Fledge date
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection See 'Standard fieldwork guide breeding season'
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements See 'Standard fieldwork guide breeding season'
Experimental manipulations Yes
Description of experimental manipulations Birds are translocated to the NIOO laboratory and tested on exploratory behaviour
Predation events recorded Yes
How are second clutches recorded? Clutches recorded as first, second or replacement. Determined by laying date (30 day rule)

 

Catching data
Individual data Yes
Type of individual data Age, sex, size (tarsus length, mass, wing length), personality, parasites.
Feeding data Yes
Type of feeding data Nest visits, prey items, summer/autumn/winter-feeding stations
Other catching data Fledgling order
Roosting checks Yes
Winter ringing Yes
Colour rings Yes
Tags Yes
Other Dominance hierarchies, song data, Pock infections, CORT, PHA

 

Genetic data
Blood samples Yes
Feather samples Yes
Other samples Eggs, bodies
Samples analysed Yes

 

Environmental data
Food availability data Yes. Caterpillar frass (droppings)
Temperature data KNMI: Station Deelen
Rainfall data KNMI: Station Deelen
Other environmental data Insect population, vegetation mapping.