Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) 3, Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) 1, Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) 1, Black-eared Kite (Milvus migrans lineatus/formosanus) 6, Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus/menetriesi) 3, Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) 3, Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)...
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 2, Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 2, Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1, Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) 8, Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 2,, Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1, Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 1, Hume’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus...
The Lesser Flamingo (3rd record if accepted by KORC) that was found at free zone on 3rd November 2014 by Kane Brides, Robie Hawkins and A Al-Sirhan, then disappeared. Reappeared again on 3rd of January 2015. Today I...
Today was a big birding day, with some good rarities. First the 8th record of Ring Ouzel, second 5th record of Long-eared Owl, also there was one/two Hume’s Leaf Warbler (5th). All these records are subject to acceptance by...
This morning Mohd Khorshed found a Rock Bunting which is a 4th if accepted by KORC, also Yesterday Hamad Bouresli found the 2nd record of Goldcrest if accepted by KORC. I thus went this morning to see the...
Fieldfare 1, Marsh Harrier 4, Common Kingfisher 1, Great Egret 1, Little Egret 2, Grey Heron 1, Eurasian Blackbird 1, Eurasian Wigeon 2, Mallard 20, Northern Shoveler 15, Northern Pintail 17, Ferruginous Duck 8, Common Pochard 6, Eurasian Teal...
Western Great Egret 46, Eurasian Spoonbill 5, Caspian Gull 7, Steppe Gull 160, Heuglin’s Gull 28, Crab Plover 3, Caspian Tern 78, Eurasian Oystercatcher 37, Greater Spotted Eagle 3, Pied Kingfisher 2, White-breasted Kingfisher 1, Water Pipit 5,...
Osprey 1, Black-crowned Night Heron 5, Eurasian Coot 55, Mallard 2, Pied Kingfisher 2, White=throated Kingfisher 2, Common Kingfisher 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 25, Little-ringed Plover 2, Ruff 1, Marsh Sandpiper 1, Little Stint 12, Spotted Eagle 2, Spanish...
Birds at the coastal areas were the usual birds at this time of year. I saw the following: Common Tern 20, Lesser Crested Tern 4, Gull-billed Tern 2, Sandwich Tern 4 , Heuglin’s Gull 2, Baltic Gull 1,...
Kentish Plover 231, Northern Shoveler 40, Northern Pintail 1, Garganey 30, Eurasian Teal 1, Common Quail 1, Little Grebe 29, Greater Flamingo 2, Grey Heron 4, Little Egret 18, Cattle Egret 2, Squacco Heron 10, European Honey Buzzard...
Garganey 120, Northern Shoveler 20, Eurasian Wigeon 1, Cattle Egret 1, Grey Heron 20, Dunlin 30, Terek Sandpiper 1, Little Stint 20, Black-winged Kite 1, Crested Honey Buzzard 1, European Honey Buzzard 2, Little Grebe 10, Moorhen 10,...
27/03/2014 at Al-Abraq: Little Egret 11,Squacco Heron 10, Black-crowned Night-Heron 7, Pallid Harrier 2, Turkestan Shrike 3, Common Chiffchaff 7, Eurasian Blackcap 4, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Semi-collared Flycatcher 5, Common Redstart 12, Mauryan Grey Shrike 1, Caspian Stonechat 3, Namaqua...
At Khiran, south of Kuwait close to Saudi border I was there birding along the Chalets. The following birds were seen today: Lesser Whitethroat 5, Common Rock Thrush 1, Mauryan Grey Shrike 4, Turkestan Shrike 7, Daurian Grey...
Today I bird-guided a Norwegian Visitor named Knut Arne. We managed to see 86 species: At Kabd Reserve: Great Spotted Cuckoo 1, Common Cuckoo 1, White-throated Robin 1, Common Rock Thrush 1, Pallid Harrier 2, Western Black Redstart...
A quick visit to Jahra Pool Reserve showed things have changed, Purple Swamphen numbers reduced indicating that wintering population has left leaving only few breeding pairs. I was able to see only one Purple Swamphen. There is now...
