It's expected that Louis and Aila will nest here again next year as this is their 4th year pairing and nesting on this same nest.
2017 - 3 eggs - 1 successful chick - male - Lachlan
2018 - 3 eggs - stolen by pine marten.
2019 - 3 eggs - 2 successful chicks - both female - Ranoch and Mallie.
2020 - 3 eggs - 3 successful chicks - 2 males - JJ6 (Doddie) and JJ7 (Captain) - 1 female - JJ8 (Vera)
The sexing of ospreys is notoriously difficult and is initially a 'best guess'. The DEFINITE sex can only be known if and when they are seen mating and breeding......and it could be 2 or 3 years before they are ready for that.
So this year's brood are not likely to be seen having chicks of there own until 2022 at the earliest.