Bird spotters acting as early warning system for technicians at Excelsior wind farm

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Most unusual job created by wind power

Wind power has created an interesting job for a team of ten people at the Excelsior wind farm near Swellendam: spotting approaching birds to stop fatal collisions with turbine blades.

The bird spotters act as an early warning system, giving technicians time to halt the turbines' rotation. The bird protection programme is known as shutdown on demand.