We are cautiously optimistic for a record-breaking number of osprey fledglings at Kielder.

 

Of our eight monitored nests, we think there are around 20 eggs laid.

 

Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust director Liz Blair said: "We've got a real feeling of optimism this year."

 

The eggs are expected to hatch within about a week, although she warned they were still at risk of predators or the weather, so she did not want to count her chickens - or ospreys, in this case.

 

"We know nature comes into play, we had problems with goshawks last year and the weather could suddenly change - but this does look like a good year," she said.

 

Read more in the BBC article here - Hope for 'record-breaking year' for osprey eggs in Kielder Forest - BBC News

 

You can watch the Nest 7 live webcam here to see for yourself and read Joanna Dailey's blog here for all the latest happenings.

 

And if you're at Kielder, visit Osprey Watch at the Osprey Cabin at Tower Knowe, open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays where you can learn more from the amazing Northumbrian Wildlife Trust volunteers.