No pictures today - but at last the snow is starting to melt, the river level is rising and we are generating electricity.
Spotted a very large salmon (Over 2ft long) in the inlet channel. It has presumably found it's way up the fish ladder and then had been sucked into the inlet channel when we turned the hydro on. The salmon stayed for about 5 minutes and then swam back into the river and made it's way upstream to the spawning grounds.
Also saw a kingfisher!
It's amazing how much rubbish we are having to drag off the inlet screen. We would expect there to be branches etc but who is throwing in the hub caps, paint tins, drain pipe and Cagoule that we have retrieved?
Just wanted to say, very well done guys! You've really achieved a lot in 2009 and I'm looking forward to following reports of your progress in 2010.
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Seasons greeting and best wishes for the New Year.