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Ken Mihill

@kenmihill.bsky.social
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there is birding, sketching, and seeking. there is jumbling and organising. no self, no problem.

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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Green Sandpiper on the Rushy, close to the hide, WWT Slimbridge, 29/09/2026, 15:35. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pintails on the Rushy, WWT Slimbridge, 28/09/2026, 15:30. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great Spotted Woodpecker across the pond from the Duck Decoy hide , about same time (17:00) as 3 days ago. WWT Slimbridge, 28/09/2026. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Elegant juvenile Mute Swan, South lake, WWT Slimbridge, 28/09/2026. Chased off by resident adults! @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interesting family group on the Duck Decoy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 25/09/2026, pm! Grey Heron, 3 Mandarin (2m 1f), female Gadwall. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Great Spotted Woodpecker (shaky hand held 15 sec video). Duck Decoy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 25/09/2026, 16:50. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Golden Plover flew in with a flock of Godwits, South Lake Wader scrape, WWT Slimbridge, 25/09/2026, 15:53. Flew off 3 minutes later. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Male Kingfisher on the Duck Decoy, WWT Slimbridge,22/09/26. Two sightings, 15:56 and 16:30. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Meadow Pipits on the Rushy, WWT Slimbridge, 22/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Grey Wagtail on the Rushy. WWT Slimbridge, 22/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What do I do with this eel I've just caught! Tastes yucky! I'll wash my mouth out and leave it for someone else to deal with! Herring Gull, Rushy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 22/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Duck Decoy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 21/09/26. Late afternoon. 16:34. Little Grebe 16:38. Male Mandarin flies in. 16:51. 7 more Mandarin (4f 3m) fly in. (6 in pic). All 8 gradually disappear into pipe to left of hide. 17:27. Male KIngfisher appears. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Snipe within 6 feet of the Rushy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 20/09/2026, 5.15pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
2 male and one female(hidden behind left male) Mandarin, Duck Decoy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 20/09/2026, 5pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Colour-ringed Black tailed Godwit on South Lake wader scrape, WWT Slimbridge,19/09/2026, pm. devon birds and wader study group notified. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Greenshank on the Rushy , up close. WWT Slimbridge, 18/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Unusual to see Spotted Redshank searching for food in deeper water with heads completely submerged. Rushy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 18/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Male Kingfisher on the Duck Decoy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 17/09/26, 5pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Rook not too happy with its new Buzzard neighbour! South lake, WWT Slimbridge, 11/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Not sure about this one. 2cy Herring Gull with extra thick bill! South lake, WWT Slimbridge, 06/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Cattle Egrets, South lake, WWT Slimbridge, 06/09/26, pm. I count 24 heads, plus one more on an island off camera! @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Pintail on the Eider pool, WWT Slimbridge, 06/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Convenient Gull comparison line-up! Left to right - 3(later 2 and a beak!) herring gulls, common gull, 2 black headed gulls. South Lake, WWT Slimbridge, 03/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Snake in the Lake! Watch in the water just under the foliage, swimming left to right. Grass Snake? Duck Decoy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 03/09/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Kingfisher (young female?) at Duck Decoy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 30/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBIrds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Just follow the bubbles! Little Grebe on the Upper Rushy pool close to the Rushy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 27/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Looks like rain! Male Kingfisher, Gadwall, Duck Decoy pool, WWT Slimbridge, 27/08/26,pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If I lay low, perhaps they will think I'm a duck! (The bill is bit of a give away!). Great White Egret, Upper Rushy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 27/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Vociferous Greenshank on the Rushy, WWT Slimbridge, 21/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSLimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Great White Egret and Little Egret, Upper Rushy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 21/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Different perspectives on a Greenshank. Rushy, WWT Slimbridge, 21/08/26,pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Little Grebe 1 on the Lower Rushy pond, Little Grebes 2 and 3 on the Upper Rushy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 18/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Male Kingfisher, Decoy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 18/08/26, at times 16:59,17:06,17:06,17:06. Seen male on 3 separate days in past week in window 16:45 - 17:15. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Juvenile Little Grebe, Rushy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 16/8/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Kestrel hovering over the fields south of the South lake, WWT Slimbridge, 15/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Common Snipe, WWT Slimbridge, 15/08/26, pm. Two on the Rushy and three on the South lake wader scrape. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Male Kingfisher, Duck Decoy pool, WWT Slimbridge, 10/08/26. Two brief but luckily timed visits, 4pm and 5pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Common Snipe on the Rushy lower pond, WWT Slimbridge, 07/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Tern back! Rushy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 06/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Close-up hand held video of one of the Rushy Terns, Rushy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 01/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Hand held video of Male Kingfisher, Duck Decoy pond, WWT Slimbridge, 01/08/26. Interesting to see how the blue strip on the nape separates from the strip down the back as the head rotates. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Male KIngfisher with 1. head pointing forwards and 2.head turned more than 90 degrees to right. Opposite Duck Decoy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 01/08/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Wood Sandpiper on Tern Island, Lower Rushy Pond, WWT Slimbridge, 31/07/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Swallow pit stop, videobombed by Goldfinch ! Overlooking South Lake, WWT Slimbridge, 31/07/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Pale Buzzard overlooking the South Lake, WWT Slimbridge, 30/07/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Black headed Gull and Common Tern wings extended comparison (Lucky shutter timing! 🙃). Rushy hide, WWT Slimbridge, 27/07/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Common Gulls, South Lake, WWT Slimbridge, 26/07/26, pm. Adult (left) and 1st cy?(right) @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Colourful Spotted Redshank, Wader Scrape, South Lake, WWT Slimbridge, 25/07/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Ruff terrain! Wader Scrape, South lake, WWT Slimbridge, 06/07/26,pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social
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Ken Mihill @kenmihill.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Bath time for one of the Green Sandpipers, Wader Scrape, South lake, WWT Slimbridge, 06/07/26, pm. @wwtsightings.bsky.social #WWTSlimbridgeSightings #GlosBirds
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