I visited the reserve with Mark & Susan Chichester, Austin Baird and Brian Foster this morning. First we checked “Hume’s wadi” for White-crowned Wheatear which was still present. Other birds there were 2 Mourning Wheatears and Blue Rock Thrush. Redstart caused some excitment being in totally wrong habitat. Otherwise day seemed to be good for Steppe Eagle migration. On our way back we visited briefly Jahra Pool Reserve where we saw some waders including Spotted Redshank.
White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)
16/10/2010 Kuwait. © 2010 Pekka Fagel
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga فَقَاقَةٌ شَكْلاَءُ
Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens)
16/10/2010 Kuwait. © 2010 Pekka Fagel
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens فَقَاقَةٌ حَزِينَةٌ شَرْقِيَّةٌ
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
16/10/2010 Kuwait. © 2010 P. Fagel
Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
16/10/2010 Kuwait. © 2010 P. Fagel
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis عُقَابٌ سَهْبِيَّةٌ
Redshank (Tringa totanus) & Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
16/10/2010 Kuwait. © 2010 P Fagel
Redshank Tringa totanus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus حَمْرَاءُ سَاقٍ رَقْطَاءُ يميناً وحَمْرَاءُ سَاقٍ يساراً
Short-nosed Desert Lizard (Mesalina brevirostris)
16/10/2010 Kuwait. © 2010 P Fagel
Short-nosed Desert Lizard (Mesalina brevirostris) Identified by AbdulRahman Al Sirhan
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