Head teacher Stuart McLeod said he has been coming to school early to clear up the dead birds to minimise the distress to pupils. The RSPB welcomed the move. Talks have started between the school and Dorset County Council about the turbine.
The turbine was installed with a grant from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. It was providing 6kW - about 40% of the school's electricity.
Mr McLeod said there had been a "rapid succession of birds". He said: "It occurred at all times of the day so there was no regular pattern so we started recording when they were taking place and reporting it to the council. But we were left with no option but to put the brake on the turbine."
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I wonder if you can get fan grilles for them, or if that'd reduce too much of the airflow.
We just can't win can we. We find one clean source of energy and, sure enough, it has its down sides.
Why does it attract birds?
was thinking the same.
you can "w00t" along - all day long now, yelling "first!"
14 birds in six months? More than that slam into the windows of the school I'd bet. Are they going to tear the whole building down, too?
Cats probably kill more birds. I'd love to see a ban on cats, but it's easier to ban wind turbines; they don't have insane owners who'll be out for blood the moment you mention a ban.
Couldn't we combine the two- Make cats out of turbinmes so the cats provide energy while still legitimally killing birds?
Seagulls are bloody pests anyway. Go to any seaside resort and there will be signs saying 'do not fead the birds they are pests' and teams of council workers 'oiling' the eggs to reduce the numbers.
Turn the thing back on.
:-D
Or... make turbines out of cats.
MMMrrrr....OWWrrrr....
I've noticed that since it was turned off, it's definately got warmer here in Australia... Coincidence?... I don't think so.
I dont think it attract the,, just the birds are flying along and a fan comes down and hit them in mid flight
Anyway, two or three birds a month isn't that much, really. I say keep the turbine turning, let the natural selection run it's course and eventually there are only birds that know to avoid giant turning blades.
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