Table 1 Summary of the numbers of chinstrap penguins in each breeding stage which we collected GPS and TDR data from, across four sites at the South Orkney Islands, and the numbers and types of dives performed at each site

NUMBER OF BIRDS, n

58

52

57

23

190

BREEDING STAGE

–

–

–

–

–

 incubation, n (%^b)

22 (38%)

6 (12%)

13 (23%)

9 (39%)

50 (26%)

 incubation to brood^a, n (%)

13 (22%)

9 (17%)

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

23 (12%)

 brood, n (%)

23 (40%)

37 (71%)

43 (75%)

14 (61%)

117 (62%)

NUMBER OF FORAGING TRIPS, n

155

166

57

51

453

NUMBER OF DIVES, n

65,170

64,352

36,479

48,244

214,245

TYPES OF DIVES

–

–

–

–

–

 foraging, n (%^c)

14,790 (23%)

15,054 (23%)

6293 (17%)

10,550 (22%)

46,687 (22%)

 explore, n (%)

24,515 (38%)

21,695 (34%)

15,842 (43%)

23,634 (49%)

85,686 (40%)

 travel, n (%)

25,865 (40%)

27,603 (43%)

14,344 (39%)

14,060 (29%)

81,872 (38%)

NUMBER OF DIVING BOUTS, n

2294

2385

980

1180

6839

NUMBER OF NON-BOUT DIVES, n

1908

2417

1190

1330

6845