Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 1, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1, Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis 1, Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1, European Roller Coracias garrulus 1, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 4, Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 4, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 4, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 3, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 8, Barn...
Today was the first day of the spring tour (8-16 April 2017). Participants: Massimiliano Dettori and Paul Chapman. We started at Khiran, we saw a number of birds that includes: Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 2, Red-rumped Swallow...
Mutla’a Ranch: Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) 1, White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) 6, Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) 12, Eurasian Reed Warbler (Iduna rama) 1, Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) 2, Basra Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis) 1, Clamorous Reed, Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) 2,...
This morning there was an Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler at Mutla’a Ranch the 3rd record for Kuwait if acceoted by KORC. It was found by Markus Craig.Mutla’a Farm: Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) 5, White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) 15, Common...
This morning there were 3 Pygmy Cormorant at JPR. This is the 4th record if accepted by KORC. Jahra Pools Reserve: Garganey (Anas querquedula) 3, Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) 9, Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 4, Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo...
Sulaibikhat Bay Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) 500, Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) 1, Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 2, Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 1, Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 30, Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) 12, Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) 15, Black-headed...
Rarities today: Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor, the 5th record if accepted by KORC. Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta, the 10th if accepted by KORC. Olive-backed Pipit t Anthus hodgsoni, 10th still at Jahra Farms. Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei, still...
Participants: Michel Gerber and Martin Miguel. The tour was another success, although missed the Shikra, Eversmann’s Redstart and the Crested Honey Buzzard, but were replaced with Indian Roller, Buff-bellied pipit, Pallid Scops Owl and Sykes’s Warbler!!! Other highlights include...
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This morning, it has been my privilege to meet the first ever Western Palearctic Big Year guys for the year 2017. I will be guiding and helping them to access some birding site to achieve their goal to reach...
12th November: Arrival at Kuwait airport and overnight at Continental Inn. 13th November: At 6am we left the hotel with boxed breakfast towards Abu Al-Hasaniya. There we first encountered eleven Lesser Crested Tern then a Greater Crested Tern...
The winter tour 12-20 November 2016 ended today with another Eversmann’s Redstat at Al Shallal’s Farm. Highlights of the tour was two Eversman’s Redstarts at different location, two Shikras at two different locations and two Crested Honey Buzzards...
Today the visitors I am guiding were happy to see and photograph an obliging Eversmann’s Redstart, the 12th record for Kuwait. The visitors were Hugues DUFOURNY, Brian Rasmussen, Henrik Rask, Daniel Mauras, Jean-Jacques CLEMENT, Francis SMIGIELSKI and Thierry JEAN....
At Al Salmi: Dunn’s Lark 1 (photographed by Rashed), Finsch’s Wheatear 2, Eastern Pied Wheatear 1, Isabelline Wheatear 2, Northern Wheatear 1, Desert Wheatear 4, Asian Desert Warbler. At Jahra Pools Reserve (by Omar): Griffon Vulture 15, Cinereous...
Jahra East Outfall 5/11/2016: Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 3, Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 6, Mauryan Grey Shrike Lanius lahotra pallidirostris 3, Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 5, Eastern Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens 4,...
There were a number of Spotted Eagle today perching on ground and tree branches. 38 birds species recorded today which include: Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3, Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca crecca/nimia) 9 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 7, Little Grebe...
Al-Shallal’s Farm Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 7 Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) 2 Western Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) 1 Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) 2 Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) 1 Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) 5 Spanish...