Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
Asian Shikra (Accipiter (badius) cenchroides) 2, Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) 4,Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamisicus) 1, Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) 1, Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 1, Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) 3 Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) 5.
Yesterday two Demoiselle Cranes were seen at JPR. I went this morning and with the help of Khaled Al-Ghanem I was able to see and photograph the birds. Birds seen this morning include the following: Northern Shoveler (Anas...
I was invited by Khalifa Al Dhaheri (from UAE) to join him in his second trip to SW KSA. Khalifa started planing for the trip three months ahead, he collected all necessary information including GPS coordinates. I booked...
Today Markus Crag found a Plain Leaf Warbler, a 1st for Kuwait if accepted by KORC. The bird was also seen by some birders and the 8 visitors from Birdfinders Holidays.
Pallid Harrier 1, Eurasian Collared-Dove 12, Laughing Dove 6, Namaqua Dove 2, Short-eared Owl 3, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 12, Common Kestrel 4, Turkestan Shrike 2, Woodchat Shrike 1, Crested Lark 8, Blue Rock-Thrush 1, Caspian Stonechat...
1 Common Kestrel 5 Laughing Dove 1 Short-eared Owl 4 Pallid Swift 3 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 4 Turkestan Shrike 2 Common Redstart 3 Daurian Shrike 4 Woodchat Shrike 7 Barn Swallow 11 Common Chiffchaff 2 Lesser Whitethroat 4 Black-headed...
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...