Clear frosty morning on Longrun Meadow and the first ice on Roughmoor Pond this winter.

A small flock of Siskins on Longrun Meadow plus one or two Redwings. Flushed a Woodcock from a copse of trees near the river. First I’ve seen in some time.

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Roughmoor Pond this morning.

Longrun Meadow in the mist.

G S W/pecker on Longrun Meadow yesterday morning. Blue sky makes such a difference.

A genuine astonishing scientific breakthrough - 👇Happy New Year all

So I have been having a little look at the people who run some of the Welsh anti-20mph Facebook groups. It seems that many of them a run by Tory politicians.... who live in England....and support 20mph where they live.... Let's go on a journey (at a very safe speed). [Thread]

Save The Darwin Oak - Sign the Petition! chng.it/bbDQqV6T via Change.org UK

Several Song Thrushes singing their hearts out on Longrun Meadow, Taunton today and a Mistle Thrush belting it out in the high trees in French Weir Park.

Dunock pretending to be a Whitethroat on Longrun Meadow.

Michelle Donelan pays damages to academic over Hamas claim. - but Michel Donelan is not paying - The Government is or should I say taxpayers are. She made the accusations and she should have to pay. This is disgraceful. 😡 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

One of many Chiffchaffs on Longrun Meadow this morning.

Noticeable numbers of shiny blue beetles nectarring on Willow catkins on longrun Meadow today and very similar looking beetles seen on the leaves of Wild Garlic. They look very much like the beetles which can be seen decimating the leaves of the Alder trees later in the year.

Urgent - the Palantir NHS data deal is a huge threat to the NHS, but it still hasn’t been signed, and there are reports that the government is now wavering. This is our chance to get it dropped - sign the petition to the health minister now: foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pala….

Love this. Rest in peace. #SvenGoranEriksson

First Reed Warbler of the year singing in the reedbed at Roughmoor Pond, Taunton this morning.

TwoSpotted Flycatchers feeding on Longrun Meadow, Taunton this morning.