Migration has begun gradually, with early arrivals including Pied and Eastern Black-eared, Northern Wheatears, Common Redstart, and Common Rock Thrush since the first of March. A Greater Spotted Cuckoo—rare in Kuwait—was also spotted just two days ago.
Al Jahra Reserve
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca crecca 1, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 15, Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 3, Common Swift Apus apus 2, Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 4, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 34, Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 2, Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 3, Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 6, Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 8, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1, Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 5, Ruff Calidris pugnax 14, White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 12, Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 25, Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 4, Eurasian Hoopoe Eurasian Upupa epops 2, Lesser Whitethroat Lesser Curruca curruca 1, Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 3, Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 2, Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1, Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava lutea 1, White Wagtail Motacilla alba 3.
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
27/03/2025 12:38:14 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
27/03/2025 12:38:29 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
27/03/2025 1:09:59 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
27/03/2025 1:32:57 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Yellow-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava lutea
27/03/2025 1:35:33 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Yellow-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava lutea
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
27/03/2025 1:58:17 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
27/03/2025 1:58:42 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
27/03/2025 1:58:46 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
27/03/2025 2:06:05 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
27/03/2025 2:07:42 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
27/03/2025 2:08:29 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
27/03/2025 2:09:08 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
27/03/2025 2:09:09 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
27/03/2025 2:09:09 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
27/03/2025 2:09:09 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
27/03/2025 2:13:41 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Common Swift Apus apus
27/03/2025 2:30:22 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Common Swift Apus apus
Common Swift Apus apus
27/03/2025 2:30:22 PM Kuwait. © A. Al-Sirhan
Common Swift Apus apus
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Excellent photographs which bring back memories from the late 1990s – I do hope the metal sign outside Jahra reserve is no longer full of bullet holes, and that there is less of an assault on Nature during the migration season. Best wishes.
Hi Jeremy, nice to hear back from you! Things have changed now! There’s a police car stationed there at all times, and scheduled patrols along the fence have been added for extra security.