28/10/2016 At Green Island
This morning I went to Green Island at 8 am, I was told by the people at the gate that the opening hour is 9 am, drove around up to Shuwaikh looking for Bank Myna but I only saw...
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26/10/2016 Al-Shaheed Park
Al-Shaheed Park: Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica) 9, Shikra (Accipiter badius) 1, Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 26, Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) 4, Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) 1, Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) 1, Mauryan Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris) 1,...
24/10/2016 at Al-Abraq
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi 1, Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 1, Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 8, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 2, Eurasian Blackcap...
23/10/2016 South of Kuwait
At Al-Nuwaiseeb – Rubbish Dumps: Eastern Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens persica 3, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 3, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 2, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 9, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 2, Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 3, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 11, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus...
17-20/10/2016 Al-Abraq, Mutla’a Ranch and Jahra Pools Reserve
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 1, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 1, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 5, Imperial Eagle Aquila heliacal 1, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 3, Shikra Accipiter badius 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, Long-legged Buzzard Buteo...
12/10/2016 at Al Abraq
A short visit to Al Abraq produced: Asian Shikra 3, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1, Red-breasted Flycatcher 1, Spotted Flycatchers 3, Pied Wheatear 2, Isabelline Wheatear 1, Tree Pipit 3, White Wagtail 6, Barn Swallows 5, Common Chiffchaff 6.
16/09/2016 at Mutla’a Ranch a Green Wabler
This morning Markus Craig and Neil Tovey found a Green Warbler, I rushed there and was able to see the bird first, but later had some photographs.
Striped Crake 1st for Kuwait and third for WP
Photographs of a bird taken on 1st January 2015 in Kuwait was shown recently to birders and was identified as a Striped Crake, Aenigmatolimnas marginalis. Ammar Al-jeraiwi who found and photographed the bird, said that the bird was initially identified as a Spotted/Little Crake.
18/04/2016 at Al-Abraq
Little Bittern 1, Cattle Egret 10, Squacco Heron 20, Black-crowned Night-Heron 5, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 3, Black-eared Kite 1, Wood Sandpiper 2, Temminck’s Stint 1, Little Stint 2, Laughing Dove 1, Common Cuckoo 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 2, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater...
07/04/2016 at Jahra Pools Reserve
Today was quiet but I wanted to see if the White-tailed Lapwings are still there. It is a target species for a visitor coming in the next few days. I was glad to relocate the bird. It is probably...
06/04/2016 at Abraq Al Habari (arrival of the Basra Reed Warbler)
Today I witnessed the arrival of Basra Reed Warbler, just three days ago I checked the reed at Al Abraq thoroughly with no sign of Basra Reed Wabler, but today I found four. Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) 21,...
05/04/2016 at Jahra Pools Reserve
It seems that migration is slow probably because the rainy season this year so there are many insects to catch and birds are not in a hurry. Breeding birds with chicks all over the site, but couldn’t relocate...
3-4/04/2016 at Al-Abraq, Kabd Reserve and Jahra Pools Reserve
Al-Abraq was quiet on 3rd April, except for few migrating birds which were: Apr 3, 2016 9:09 AM – 11:55 AM Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) 5, Steppe Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) 1, Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1,...
27-28/03/2016 Various sites with a visitor Eric Jan Alblas
Eric Jan Alblas visited Kuwait for the Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark which was his main target. Early morning to Kabd Reserve produced 24 Black-crowned Sparrow-Larks. He wanted to see the Eastern Mourning Wheatear of the ssp perica but at this...
Salalah and Muscat, Oman 26 February to 10 March 2016
I went to Salalah for 4 days then to Muscat for the Asian Dowitcher. In Salalah I saw four of my target species which were the Pallas’s Fish Eagle (5th record if accepted), Malachite Kingfisher, Forest Wagtail, and...
17/03/2016 at Kabd Reserve
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps) 20, Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) 4, Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) 1, Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 2, Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) 2, Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris) 2, Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) 1, Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin...