Images of bird colonies on Signy Island, South Orkney were collected by low-altitude aerial photography from multirotor Un-crewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Three species were included in this study; gentoo (Pygoscelis antarctica) and chinstrap (Pygoscelis papua) penguin and South Georgia shag (Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus). Data were collected in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 field seasons. Mosaic images were created for colonies surveyed with multiple frames by stitching together individual images.

Whole island counts of the number of active nests of South Georgia shag Leucocarbo [atriceps] georgianus on Bird Island. Counts were first made in 1989-1990. A repeat count was made in 1994-95 and from 2012-13 onwards active nests have been counted either biennially or annually.

South Georgia shag Leucocarbo [atriceps] georgianus nest counts from two breeding colonies (North Point and Shagnasty Island) at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands from 1947-2020. Chick counts are also recorded at North Point.

Numbers of nesting birds were manually counted from images collected by low-altitude aerial photography from multirotor Un-crewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Three species were included in this study; gentoo (Pygoscelispapua) and chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarctica) penguin and South Georgia shag (Leucocarbo atriceps georgianus). Data were collected in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 field seasons.