It’s the nest with the best when it comes to views : Nest 7 at Northumberland’s osprey breeding colony offers a spectacular vista over Kielder Water – and this year it will be the focus of attention for visitors who arrive to see the fish-eating eagles.
The annual Osprey Watch facility at the Tower Knowe visitor centre at Kielder will provide a telescope view of the nest and also a live cam feed to a new cabin at the site. The first ospreys are due back from their African wintering grounds at the end of this month and it remains to be seen if Nest 7 is occupied by the same breeding pair who have bagged the site for the last two years.
The male KM18 and female KX7 have produced two chicks on each of the last two breeding seasons. Last year the colony of seven nests resulted in a record 16 youngsters fledging.
