AN osprey family will soon have a new home at Sam Sciacca Sportsfield in Capalaba.
Redland City Council is installing a new pole and osprey nest platform after the birds attempted unsuccessfully for the past two years to build a nest on top of a light pole near Coolnwynpin Creek.
Mayor Karen Williams said the nest was on a dubious platform at the moment.
"The sticks fall down in an area where children and families gather, so it's important council moves the nesting birds to a more appropriate location.
"The move is also for the safety of the birds as there are electrical components on the lights, and there's heat even though they are LED lights," she said.
Cr Williams said there was a lot of community interest in the ospreys, and it was a concerned community member who advised council about the nest on the light pole.
Cr Tracey Huges said the new pole would be located about 100 metres from the existing light pole, and away from the sporting fields.
"It will be in an area where people will be able to appreciate it, near both the footpath and the creek.
"We'll attract the birds to the new pole by making it taller than the light pole and by moving the existing nest sticks to the platform," she said.
Cr Huges said there was a real sense of community connection to the ospreys.
The Citizen Science Coastal Raptor Monitoring Program which is overseen by council has community volunteers monitoring the raptor nests.
