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Table 1 Number of redstart nests followed in each year and the number parasitised annually

From: The common redstart as a suitable model to study cuckoo-host coevolution in a unique ecological context

Year

Nests followed

Predateda

Nests used

Parasitised (%)

2006

38

7

31

10 (32.3)

2007

37

3

34

13 (38.2)

2008

42

7

35

11 (31.4)

2009

25

4

21

7 (33.3)

2010

34

4

30

15 (50.0)

2011

27

1

26

7 (25.9)

2012

58

1

57

15 (26.3)

2013

75

4

71

12 (16.9)

2014

100

4

96

27 (27.6)

2015

84

2

82

27 (32.9)

2016

91

5

86

41 (47.7)

  

Total

569

185 (32.5)

  

Effectively parasitisedb

73 (12.8)

  1. aNests predated during egg laying not allowing us to determine the parasitism status
  2. bParasitised nests where the cuckoo egg was laid in the nest cup