Hundreds of volunteers survey Scotland's watercourses and report any issues of concern quickly.
Appeal judges conclude there were "material errors" in a reporter's approach and quash the decision.
The bird's satellite tag stopped working in suspicious circumstances in the Southern Uplands.
The community in Heriot makes the call in a bid to boost pupil numbers at the local primary.
A Scottish government reporter concludes there are no grounds to refuse the project near Heriot.
The Wull Muir project would see eight turbines constructed near Heriot in the Scottish Borders.
Scottish Borders Council previously turned down the Wull Muir scheme near Heriot and an appeal was unsuccessful.
The Borders scheme was previously refused for having a "severely disruptive" impact on the landscape.
An investigation found feathers and blood at the spot where a satellite tag stopped working in the Scottish Borders.