24/10/2013 at JPR
There were 3 Eurasian Spoonbills at JPR and the usual ducks, grebes, crakes and moorhens.
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23/10/2013 at SAANR
This morning I briefly visited SAANR, it was very quiet except for a juvenile Shikra moving from one tree to another.
14/09/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve
Highlight of the day was 93 Little Egrets in the reserve alone! the highest daily count ever. Bar-tailed Godwit 3, Greenshank 1, Sandwich Tern 8, Purple Heron 1, Common Kingfisher 1, White-throated Kingfisher 2, Common Cuckoo 1, Ferruginous...
13/09/2013 at SAANR
Early morning I was at SAANR, not much to report in terms of rarity, but there were the following: Willow Warbler 12, Common Whitethroat 3, Ortolan Bunting 2, Black-headed Bunting 1, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 2, Desert Whitethroat 1,...
15/08/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve and Sulaibikhat Bay
In August migrant and wintering birds start to arrive in Kuwait in small numbers. Yesterday a first record of Striolated Bunting was seen and photographed at SAANR by AmmarAlJeraiwi. Also just less than a week ago, a Pygmy...
14/04/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve and Jahra East Outfall
A couple of days ago, I heard the news of a first breeding record of Mallard at JPR, yesterday also a Ferruginous Duck was also reported to have bred as well a 1st breeding record as well. It has long...
07/04/2013 at Jahra East Outfall and Jahra Pool Reserve
Basra Reed Warbler 1, Common Redstart 3, Caspian Stonechat 2 (females), Pied Wheatear 4, Black-eared Wheatear 2, Squacco Heron 22, White Stork 12, Whinchat 1 (female), Sedge Warbler 2, Spotted Crake 2, Black Kite 12, Marsh Harrier 2,...
24/03/2013 at Jahra East Outfall
Savi’s Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 2, Eurasian Reed Warbler 2, Common Chiffchaff 8, Spotted Crake 2, Little Crake 2, Great Reed Warbler 3, Daurian Shrike 2, Eastern Pied Wheatear 3, Northern Wheatear 3, Red-spotted Bluethroat 2, White-spotted Bluethroat...
24-26/01/2013 Al Ayn & Fujairah, UAE
The highlight of my visit was to find a Siberian Chiffchaff and Sand Partridge, but missed Plain Leaf Warbler and Variable Wheatear. At Green Mubazzara on 24/01/2013 it was a holiday and many people were arround at mid-day....
19/01/2013 at Majma’a and Hail, KSA
At Majma’a farms there were many Chiffchaffs C. 12 in one farm, Indian Silverbill 8, Collared Doves 20, White-eared Bulbul 6, White-crowned Wheatear 2, Black Scrub Robin 1, Green Bee-eater 3, Pallid Swift 5, Pale Crag Martin 6, Steppe...
12/01/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve
Today were not many birds but I managed to see the two Mesopotamian Crows, which are the 1st record of this species which looks as though it is going to colonize Kuwait. Birds seen included Ferruginous Duck 1,...
09/01/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve
There were two rare birds found recently at Jahra the Great White Pelican which used to breed in Kuwait early in the previous century and the Peregrine Falcon which also used to breed in Kuwait City for a...
06/01/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve, the Horned Grebe a 2nd record!
After obtaining the gate pass for Jahra Pool Reserve on Thursday and went on Friday to see the Horned Grebes that were found by Rashed on 1st day of 2013 I couldn’t relocate the birds! (they were two...
Salalah, Oman 4-8th September 2012
Pekka and I went to Salalah, Oman for a four day birding. We met Dr Gary Brown who did bird with us. Below is a list of the birds we have seen: 5/09/2012 East Khawr Little Egret 2,...
10/02/2012 a Masked Wagtail the second record for Kuwait
On 10/02/2012 the Swiss group found the second record of Masked Wagtail at Wafra Farms. Also found the following: At Fahaheel park: Masked shrike 1, Woodlark 1, Turkestan Shrike 1. At Wafra Farms: Masked Wagtail 1, Hypocolius 10,...