The first of 35 turbines is being erected at the site of a £100m wind farm near Brora in Sutherland.

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) said the Gordonbush scheme should generate 70 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

SSE's major projects liaison manager, Ruth Liddicoat, said that significant work had gone into making communities aware of lorries transporting the towers and blades from Invergordon to the farm site and the company had listened to local residents' concerns about construction traffic.

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She said: "With the deliveries underway, we're pleased with the progress we're making and we'll continue to liaise with the community throughout the construction phase."

Gordonbush is one of three onshore wind farms under construction in SSE's portfolio. The other two are the 350MW Clyde project in South Lanarkshire and 156MW Griffin scheme in Perthshire.

The project is expected to be completed by spring 2012.

(JG/GK)