Saturday 24 February Gilliath last seen on the barge at 130 days old
Sunday 25 February Bradley last seen on the barge at 129 days old
Friday 22 December Bradley Fledges
Saturday 16 December Giliath Fledges
Tuesday 12 December The chicks have been banded. Giliath has a White and Pink band, weight: 1445 gr. Bradley a Red and Pink Band, weight: 1390 gr.
Both are males and Giliath got the tracker tracker maps
Wed 25 Oct 14:51 The third egg is removed from the nest as it is not viable
Thu 19 Oct 04:20 The second chick has hatched
Tue 17 Oct 20:39 The first chick has hatched (the #2 egg). Its name is Giliath
Tue 12 Sep 06:46 Third egg of the season
Sat 09 Sep 05:55 Second egg of the season
Wed 06 Sep 03:58 First egg of the season
Photos of the eggs (and more of this season) are here: https://portlincoln-osprey.com/photos-2023
Also weekly summary videos on Youtube on the playlist 'Port Lincoln Season 23-24'
Estimated windows:
The following dates just give a wild guess at the window, based on previous years)
Banding window: 11 or 12 December (53 days after hatch)
Fledge Window 14 december (60 days after hatch) - 25 December (65 days after hatch)
Note that fledging is quite late compared to migratory nests as there is no deadline for them here to move on.
09 August 2022 03.18 - First egg for the season
12 August 2022 05.55 - Second egg for the season
15 August 2022 08.09 - Third egg of the season
18 September 2022 21.14 - 1st chick hatches - 40 days incubation
19 September 2022 19.11 - 2nd chick hatches - 38 days incubation. Died 2 nov 2022; 44 days old
22 September 2022 19.31 - 3rd chick hatches - 38 days incubation. Died 16 oct 2022; 24 days old
14 November #1 chick is named Zoe (female) and has been banded and fitted with a tracker, weight 1700 gr
23 November 10:54 Zoe fledges to the mancave
07 December Zoe’s first dive from the barge into the water
17 January Zoe brings fish to the nest, not caught herself yet
29 January 07:55 Zoe (133 days old) leaves the nest
8 february 2023 Zoe's tracker information is unavailable after this date, either she's out of reach of any phone connection or she perished. (More info: The Zoe Story)
Zoes life from egg to fledge - Port Lincoln Osprey - 2022
The 44 days of life of number 2 at Port Lincoln Osprey
The short life of Little Bob the Osprey at Port Lincoln 2022
2021 -
03 August 2021 00.57 - First egg for the season
06 August 2021 03:27 - Second egg for the season
09 August 2021 07.42 - Third egg of the season
13 September 2021 23.03 - 1st chick hatches - 41 days incubation
14 September 2021 02.30 - 2nd chick hatches - 39 days incubation.
16 September 2021 00.51 - 3rd chick hatches - 38 days incubation.
The eldest was called Ervie, named after the area in Scotland where our Environment Minister, David Speirs MP, was raised. Next was Bazza, named after Barry Hockaday, who works tirelessly to help protect these Osprey and the youngest was named Falky, after Ian Falkenberg, the man responsible for the banding and tracking of all of our Osprey.
7 Nov 2021 The 3 chicks were banded and a satellite tracker was attached to Ervie. He has stayed in the Port Lincoln area, not venturing very far from the barge.
All fledged: Ervie 14 November, Falky 15 November and Bazza 21 November
2022 - Ervie is seen regularly fishing around Port Lincoln.
Bazza was last seen on 9 January 2021 when he left the nest
2022.01.19 - Falky was photographed south of Port Augusta, hovering and catching a fish.
Port Lincoln Osprey - composed by Gtr Kitarr from the Netherlands
2020 – Three eggs were laid. 11th, 14th & 17th August 2020. All three eggs hatched. 20th, 21st & 24th September 2020.
The first born was named Solly after Fran Solly from Take 2 Photography who supplies most of the great still photos you see on the Port Lincoln Osprey Facebook page.
The second born was named Dew, after the Department of Environment & Water as without their help we would never have received permission to band/ring last season’s chicks and also satellite track 2 chicks from 2020.
The last born, 3 days after the second Osprey, we have called Taps, named after Graham Tapley. Without his help we wouldn’t have the camera on the nest at Thistle Island – and also because he has a twin sister – but he was born three days after her. Unfortunately Taps died at 18 days old. There were 7 fish brought to the nest the previous day but the two older chicks didn’t allow him to feed well.
2020.11.06 - Solly and Dew were both banded.. Solly has had a Satellite Tracker placed on her so we will be able to monitor where she goes to for up to 4 years.
2020.11.24 - Solly took her first flight today. She made increasingly longer flights from the barge around the small bay before looking further around Port Lincoln.
2020.12.03 - Dew took his first flight today and has not been sighted since he left the area. We are still hopeful somebody will report seeing an Osprey with a Maroon leg band as he was in good condition when he left the barge.
2021.02.21 - Solly left the Port Lincoln area and headed south along Proper Bay, past Coffin Bay and headed inland to Lock before heading back to the coast to Port Kenny. She then headed off to Streaky Bay where she spent several weeks, making her home in a tree in the Streaky Bay Hospital, much to the delight of the locals. She then headed to Eba Anchorage and apart from a few short trips further west but mainly back to Streaky Bay, she has remained at Eba Anchorage.
2021.09.12 - Solly is still happily fishing at Eba Anchorage.
2021.11.13 - Solly was found dead at the base of a power pole on Bauer Rd Streaky Bay. An autopsy showed she had been electrocuted. Her tracker had stopped moving so we put out a call and her last position and she was found within 30minutes
Port Lincoln Osprey - composed by Gtr Kitarr from the Netherlands
2019 - Three eggs laid -
1st egg 6 august 2019 22:32 (video)
2nd egg 9(?) august 2019. The egg broke within an hour
3rd egg 13 august 2019 7:27 (video)
One broke within an hour but the other two hatched on the 18th & 20th September 2019. 2019.10.29
Both chicks were banded by Ian Falkenberg with stainless steel (ABBBS), Australian Bird & Bat Banding Scheme bands on their right legs. (video of banding)
Calypso has a blue band and Star has a yellow band on their left legs for easy identification.
Calypso weighed 1.5kg and Star 1.35kg. Calypso has been sighted several times in 2020 and has revisited the barge on a few occasions.
Unfortunately, Star has not been sighted since she lifted off in the wind a few days after her first flight.
They were named Calypso & Star after the shark cage diving company Calypso Star Charters Pty Ltd that help sponsor and support this nest.