Significant annual dates are noted below.
| September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo Penguin | Adults return to Falklands to begin building nests | Egg laying 3rd week October (highly variable +/- 3 weeks) | Incubation 34-36 days | Hatch early December & parents broodguard 25 days | Early January start to crèche at age 25-30 days | Both parents forage for food for chick. Some chicks may fledge mid-February | Main fledge starts early March at 14 weeks old | Adults begin annual moult (15-20 days) from late March | Up to 50% of Gentoos remain in the Falklands over the winter |
| Magellanic Penguin | Adults return to Falkland Islands | Eggs laid mid-October | Incubation 35-40 days | Hatch 2nd week of December | Chicks leave burrows | Chicks fledge mid-March. Adults moult in March | Migrate north along the South American coast |  | |
| Rockhopper Penguin |  | Males return early October and females 1 week later | Eggs laid 1st week of November, incubation 32-34 days | Hatch early December & parents broodguard 24–26 days | Chicks crèche | Late February chicks fledge at 65–75 days old | Chicks fledge early March. Adults forage and return to colony to moult | Moult late March and April (20-25 days). Depart mid April | Disperse northwards on shelf |
| King Penguin | 18-month breeding cycle | Large/small chicks & eggs at various stages simultaneously | 1st peak adult moult. Majority previous years chicks depart November/December | 2nd peak adult moult. Eggs laid mid November-mid March | 50 day incubation | First chicks hatch late January/February |  | May – August chicks may be fed only 3X and lose up to 50% of their weight | |
| Black-browed Albatross | Males return late September | Females return early October, eggs laid mid October | Incubation 70 days | Eggs hatch late December & parents broodguard chick for approx. 25 days | Broodguard continues until mid-January | Both adults provision the chick |  | Chicks fledge mid/late April at 122 days old | Juveniles disperse north and return to colony to breed at 7 years |
| Southern Giant Petrel | Return late September to colonies | Egg laying mid October–early November | Incubation 60 days | Chicks fledge late March |  | ||||
| Rock Shag | Nest building commences late September | Eggs laid | Chicks fledge January/February | Chicks fledge January/February |  | ||||
| White-tufted Grebe | Nest building commences late September |  | Eggs laid up until late December | Chicks fledge January/February | Chicks fledge January/February | ||||
| Black-necked Swan | Breeding early/mid September, can start early August | Incubation 35 days & hatch October | Chicks fledge at 3 months |  | |||||
| Yellow-billed Teal | Egg laying starts mid-August |  | Double brooding is possible | Young observed as late as April | |||||
| Red-backed Hawk & Turkey Vulture |  | Nesting can commence in September but more commonly October | Incubation 45-50 days | Young fledge January |  |