A colour photo of an Osprey in full flight with the ocean and its nest on the Tweed sand bypass jetty in the background.

Ospreys of Tweed

Supporting Tweed's much-loved apex predators.

A black and white photo of an Osprey standing on a rock with its wings at full stretch above it and the ocean and its nest on the Tweed sand bypass jetty in the background.
A black and white photo of an Osprey standing on a rock with its wings at full stretch above it and the ocean and its nest on the Tweed sand bypass jetty in the background.
First People of the Tweed Valley map, courtesy of Ian Fox, showing the different areas occupied by the local tribal clans of the Bundjalung Nation.
First People of the Tweed Valley map, courtesy of Ian Fox, showing the different areas occupied by the local tribal clans of the Bundjalung Nation.
A close up photo of the back of an Osprey sitting, with its head side on, on the rocky headland at Fingal. The rich colours of its feathers contrast the turquoise waters full of people swimming at Dreamtime Beach in the background.
A close up photo of the back of an Osprey sitting, with its head side on, on the rocky headland at Fingal. The rich colours of its feathers contrast the turquoise waters full of people swimming at Dreamtime Beach in the background.

Contributors

Report commissioned by

Tom Alletson, Team Leader - Coast and Waterways

Report concept and compilation

Heidi Fletcher, Project Officer - Waterways

Riparian restoration

Matthew Bloor, Project Officer - Waterways

Sustainable agriculture

Eli Szandala, Program Leader - Sustainable Agriculture

GIS maps

Sheree Scott, Supervisor - Geographic Information Systems

Drone images

Aiden Sloman, Environmental Planning Officer - Sustainability & Environment

Communications

Abby Wallace, Communications Officer - Destination Communication and Customer Experience

Cultural advice

Tim Appo, Community Development Officer Aboriginal - Inclusive and Creative Communities

Osprey data

Tweed Osprey Group (nest & breeding) and Atlas of Living Australia - Australia's open source biodiversity database

Special thanks

Faye Hill, group coordinator of the Tweed Osprey Group, and her team of volunteers for their years of tireless work on behalf of the ospreys of Tweed.

Other contributors

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the compilation of this Story Map. It takes a village to raise a Tweed osprey chick.