10-18 November 2019 Autumn Tour
Day 1: 11/11/2019
KISR western side outfall
We left the hotel at 6 AM to arrive our first site. Looking through the telescope for less than half a minute I relocated the Lesser Flamingo amongst more than 900 Greater Flamingos. Members of the group were looking at 26 Hypocoliuses on the trees inside KISR (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research) rush to see the Lesser Flamingo.
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 900, Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 18, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 3, Common Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 150, Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus heuglini 2, Steppe Gull Larus fuscus barabensis 3, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 1, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 25, Western Reef Egret (Indian) Egretta gularis schistacea 3, Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 3, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 15, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 8, Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 26
We then went to Jahra Pools Reserve. It is wetland and a sea cost. Highlights in red.
Garganey Spatula querquedula 12, Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 1, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1, Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2, Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 3, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 1, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 24, Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 5, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 6, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 9, Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 7, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 15, Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 1, White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 6, Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus 2, Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 2, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 16, Dunlin Calidris alpina 240, Little Stint Calidris minuta 1, Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 2, Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 12, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 4, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 40, Common Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 22, Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1, Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 3, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 5, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2, Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 6, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 1, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1, Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 1, Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 2, Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 5, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1, Clamorous Reed Warbler (Indian) Acrocephalus stentoreus [brunnescens Group] 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 1, European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1, Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 230, White Wagtail Motacilla alba 12, Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 3.
We then left for waders at Sulaibikhat Bay. Highlights in red.
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 15, Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 3, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2, Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 2, Dunlin Calidris alpina 550, Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 1, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 25, Crab-plover Dromas ardeola 3, Great Black-headed Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 1, Armenian Gull Larus armenicus 1, Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 10, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 10, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 13, Western Reef Egret (Indian) Egretta gularis schistacea 16.
Finally eded the day at Jahra Farms. Highlights in red.
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 2, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 2, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 6, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 15, Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 10, Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus 1, Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 3, Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 2, Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 4, White Wagtail Motacilla alba 3.
Day 2: 12/11/2019
We directly drove to Sulaibiya Pivot Fields. Highlights in red.
Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 4, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 175, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1, Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 137, Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius 2, White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 4, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 5, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 3, Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 4, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 2, White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 4, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 1, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1, Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 85, Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 4, Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 2, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 2, Black Kite (Black-eared) Milvus migrans lineatus 3, Common Buzzard (Steppe) Buteo buteo vulpinus/menetriesi 3, Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 2, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1, Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 1, Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 5, Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 25, Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis 4, Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 36, Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 23, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 2, European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1, Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 8, European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 2, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 2, Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 1, Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 2.
After that we went to Kabd Reserve. We wanted to find the Black-crowned Sparrow-lark, but to no avail.
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 5, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 22, Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 1, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus isabellinus 2, Great Grey Shrike (Steppe) Lanius excubitor pallidirostris 2, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 18, Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 1, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 1, European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 2, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 2, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 7, Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 4.
Day 3: 13/11/2019
Started at Fintas Park for the Ruppell’s Weaver.
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 5, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 2, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 14, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 10, Rüppell’s Weaver Ploceus galbula 1.
Then to Abu Al-Hasaniya on our way back to Kuwait City.
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 3, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 2, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 4, Common Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 3, Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 2, Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 6, Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 65, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 10, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1.
Then Green Island for the Red-vented Bulbul.
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 3, Common Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 35, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, Black Kite (Black-eared) Milvus migrans lineatus/formosanus 1, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1, Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 2, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 15, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 6.
At 10:23 AM we drove all the way from Kuwait City to Abdally Farms to arrive at 11:56 AM only to see the Babblers as it is the most reliable site to see them where they are resident.
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1, falcon sp. Falco sp.1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 15, Afghan Babbler Turdoides huttoni 9, Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 3.
Day 4: 14/11/2019
This morning we drove all the way south in search of the Red-tailed Wheatear! We had the bird and after that I took the visitors to the coastal area to our surprise we had a Socotra Cormorant!!
Al-Nuwaiseeb Rubbish Dumps:
Crested Lark Galerida cristata 2, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 5, Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 2, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 6, Finsch’s Wheatear Oenanthe finschii 1, Persian Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia 1, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 15.
Al-Nuwaiseeb Coast:
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 6, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 5, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1, Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus heuglini 5, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 55, Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis 1, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 5, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 5,
Now having got the Red-tailed Wheatear and the Socotra Cormorant off to more wheatears.
Jal Al Zor:
Little Owl (Lilith) Athene noctua lilith 1, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 1, White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga 1, Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens 1.
Then off Mutla’a Ranch, a place we had Eversmann’s Redstart and Purple Sunbird before. But we were not lucky this time.
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 13, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 4, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 20, Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 1, Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 3, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 11, Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 12, White Wagtail Motacilla alba 3.
Ending the day at Jahra Pools Reserve we had the following:
Garganey Spatula querquedula 25, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 4, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 12, Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus 3, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 5, Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 38, Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 1, White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 4, Ruff Calidris pugnax 1, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2, Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 3, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 1, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1.
Day 5: 15/11/2019
Today another long drive to the west of Kuwait. Abraq Al-Khabari a desert oasis.
Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 2, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 5, Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis 2, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 3, Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 3, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 1, Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 20, Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 6, European Robin Erithacus rubecula 3, Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 1, Black Redstart (Western) Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis 2, European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 1, Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1, Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 12, Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 1, Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 2.
On our way back we stopped at Liyah Reserve.
Great Grey Shrike (Steppe) Lanius excubitor pallidirostris 1, Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes 2, Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura 3, Lesser Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens 28, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 5, Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 2, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 2, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 6, Finsch’s Wheatear Oenanthe finschii 1.
Finally we decided to end the day at Jahra Farms again.
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 10, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 3, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 16, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 1, Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 1, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 14, Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 15, Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus 1, Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 1, Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 1, Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 1, White Wagtail (alba) Motacilla alba 7, Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1, Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 5.
Day 6: 16/11/2019
A second visit to Sulaibiya Pivot Fields which yielded:
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 1, Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 2, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 2, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 48, Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 68, Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 8, Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius 1, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 4, Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 4, White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1, Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina 1, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 2, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1, Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 1, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 2, Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1, Black Kite (Black-eared) Milvus migrans lineatus 27, Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 2, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 3, Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 1, Great Grey Shrike (Steppe) Lanius excubitor pallidirostris 1, Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis 4, Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1, Clamorous Reed Warbler (Indian) Acrocephalus stentoreus 1, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1, Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 300, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 9, Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 2, Caspian Stonechat Saxicola maurus hemprichii 1, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 1, Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 1, White Wagtail (alba) Motacilla alba 52, Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 7.
We decided to go for waders, on our first stop at Sulaibikhat Bay we had:
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 450, Common Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 55, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 1.
Our next stop was Doha Spit, then ending the day at Sulaibikhat Bay Beach west of Nature Reserve.
Diha Spit:
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1, Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 86, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 78, Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1, Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus heuglini 8, Steppe Gull Larus fuscus barabensis 10, Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 1, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 77, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 4, Great White Egret Ardea alba 9, Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1,
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 4, Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 3, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 25, Crab-plover Dromas ardeola 46, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 2.
Day 7: 17/11/2019
We started today at a park in Kuwait City called Al-Shaheed Park trying to find a Crested Honey Buzzard.
Rock Dove Columba livia 27, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 15, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 5, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 25, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 22, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 5, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 13.
A third visit to Jahra Farms in search of the buzzard but no luck.
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1, Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis 2, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 10, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 13, Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 3, Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 2 , Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 1.
Al-Shallal’s Farm was our next destination, but again it was quiet there.
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 5, Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 1, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 40, Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 39, White Wagtail (alba) Motacilla alba 1, Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1,
But the visitors wanted end the early so we drove along the Sabah Al-Ahmad Nature Reserve slowly and stopped whenever we find a good spot.
Crested Lark Galerida cristata 2, Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 3, Menetries’s Warbler Sylvia mystacea 1, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 1, Finsch’s Wheatear Oenanthe finschii 1.
Bird list:
- Garganey – Spatula querquedula
- Northern Shoveler – Spatula clypeata
- Northern Pintail – Anas acuta
- Common Pochard – Aythya ferina
- Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca
- Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula
- Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser Flamingo – Phoeniconaias minor
- Little Grebe – Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Rock Dove – Columba livia
- Common Woodpigeon – Columba palumbus
- Collared Dove – Streptopelia decaocto
- Laughing Dove – Streptopelia senegalensis
- Namaqua Dove – Oena capensis
- Eurasian Nightjar – Caprimulgus europaeus
- Pallid Swift – Apus pallidus
- Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus
- Common Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Coot – Fulica atra
- Grey-headed Swamphen – Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Black-winged Stilt – Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet – Recurvirostra avosetta
- Grey Plover – Pluvialis squatarola
- Northern Lapwing – Vanellus vanellus
- Spur-winged Lapwing – Vanellus spinosus
- Red-wattled Lapwing – Vanellus indicus
- Sociable Lapwing – Vanellus gregarius
- White-tailed Lapwing – Vanellus leucurus
- Lesser Sand Plover – Charadrius mongolus
- Greater Sand Plover – Charadrius leschenaultii
- Kentish Plover – Charadrius alexandrinus
- Common Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula
- Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew – Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica
- Ruddy Turnstone – Arenaria interpres
- Ruff – Calidris pugnax
- Broad-billed Sandpiper – Calidris falcinellus
- Dunlin – Calidris alpina
- Little Stint – Calidris minuta
- Common Snipe – Gallinago gallinago
- Terek Sandpiper – Xenus cinereus
- Green Sandpiper – Tringa ochropus
- Spotted Redshank – Tringa erythropus
- Common Greenshank – Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Sandpiper – Tringa stagnatilis
- Wood Sandpiper – Tringa glareola
- Common Redshank – Tringa totanus
- Crab-plover – Dromas ardeola
- Slender-billed Gull – Chroicocephalus genei
- Common Black-headed Gull – Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-headed Gull – Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Caspian Gull – Larus cachinnans
- Armenian Gull – Larus armenicus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull – Larus fuscus
- Little Tern – Sternula albifrons
- Gull-billed Tern – Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia
- White-winged Black Tern – Chlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered Tern – Chlidonias hybrida
- Great Crested Tern – Thalasseus bergii
- Sandwich Tern – Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Crested Tern – Thalasseus bengalensis
- Great Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo
- Socotra Cormorant – Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea
- Great White Egret – Ardea alba
- Little Egret – Egretta garzetta
- Western Reef Egret – Egretta gularis
- Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy Ibis – Plegadis falcinellus
- Osprey – Pandion haliaetus
- Short-toed Eagle – Circaetus gallicus
- Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina
- Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga
- Steppe Eagle – Aquila nipalensis
- Eastern Imperial Eagle – Aquila heliaca
- Western Marsh Harrier – Circus aeruginosus
- Hen Harrier – Circus cyaneus
- Pallid Harrier – Circus macrourus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus
- Black Kite – Milvus migrans
- Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard – Buteo rufinus
- Little Owl – Athene noctua
- Eurasian Hoopoe – Upupa epops
- Common Kingfisher – Alcedo atthis
- White-throated Kingfisher – Halcyon smyrnensis
- Pied Kingfisher – Ceryle rudis
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater – Merops persicus
- Indian Roller – Coracias benghalensis
- Eurasian Wryneck – Jynx torquilla
- Common Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus
- Ring-necked Parakeet – Psittacula krameri
- Turkestan Shrike – Lanius phoenicuroides
- Daurian Shrike – Lanius isabellinus
- Great Grey Shrike – Lanius excubitor
- Masked Shrike – Lanius nubicus
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark – Alaemon alaudipes
- Bar-tailed Lark – Ammomanes cinctura
- Lesser Short-toed Lark – Alaudala rufescens
- Crested Lark – Galerida cristata
- Graceful Prinia – Prinia gracilis
- Sykes’s Warbler – Iduna rama
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler – Iduna pallida
- Great Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Savi’s Warbler – Locustella luscinioides
- Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica
- Red-vented Bulbul – Pycnonotus cafer
- White-eared Bulbul – Pycnonotus leucotis
- Common Chiffchaff – Phylloscopus collybita
- Asian Desert Warbler – Sylvia nana
- Barred Warbler – Sylvia nisoria
- Lesser Whitethroat – Sylvia curruca
- Menetries’s Warbler – Sylvia mystacea
- Common Whitethroat – Sylvia communis
- Afghan Babbler – Turdoides huttoni
- Common Starling – Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Myna – Acridotheres tristis
- Bank Myna – Acridotheres ginginianus
- Javan Myna – Acridotheres javanicus
- Song Thrush – Turdus philomelos
- Black-throated Thrush – Turdus atrogularis
- European Robin – Erithacus rubecula
- Common Nightingale – Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat – Luscinia svecica
- Red-breasted Flycatcher – Ficedula parva
- Common Redstart – Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Black Redstart – Phoenicurus ochruros
- European Stonechat – Saxicola rubicola
- Siberian Stonechat – Saxicola maurus
- Isabelline Wheatear – Oenanthe isabellina
- Desert Wheatear – Oenanthe deserti
- Pied Wheatear – Oenanthe pleschanka
- White-crowned Wheatear – Oenanthe leucopyga
- Finsch’s Wheatear – Oenanthe finschii
- Mourning Wheatear – Oenanthe lugens
- Persian Wheatear – Oenanthe chrysopygia
- Hypocolius – Hypocolius ampelinus
- Ruppell’s Weaver – Ploceus galbula
- Yellow-crowned Bishop – Euplectes afer
- Pin-tailed Whydah – Vidua macroura
- House Sparrow – Passer domesticus
- Spanish Sparrow – Passer hispaniolensis
- Grey Wagtail – Motacilla cinerea
- Western Yellow Wagtail – Motacilla flava
- White Wagtail – Motacilla alba
- Tawny Pipit – Anthus campestris
- Meadow Pipit – Anthus pratensis
- Water Pipit – Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Siskin – Spinus spinus
- Corn Bunting – Emberiza calandra