Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
My family and I decided to spend a two week holiday at Uzungöl resort, Turkey. We arrived late in the evening on 29th June. Uzungöl is a lake at altitude of 1120m above sea level, the coordinates of which are 40...
The Savi’s Warbler has bred in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and has been suspected to breed in Kuwait (G. Gregory 2005). This morning there were three birds at JEO one of which was a juvenile.Birds seen...
At Sulaibikhat Pivot Fields: Ortolan Bunting 20, Long-legged Buzzard 1, Black-winged Pratincole 20, Montagu’s Harrier 1,Pallid Harrier 1, Black-headed Bunting 1, Richard Pipit 1, Common Redstart 4, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 1, Common Nightingale 1, Whinchat 25, White-throated Robin...
Mike Pope and I went birding in Saudi Arabia on the 15-16/04/2011. We went as far as Zulfi, 370km south of the border of Kuwait where we stayed the night and also birded Artawiya and some desert areas...
This morning Khaled al-Ghanem was lucky enough to find the second record for Kuwait a Mongolian Finch. It was first recoded by himself at the same place on 05/03/2009. It was found at a small drinking pool at...
Jahra East Outfall: Siberian Stonechat 1, Osprey 1, Upcher’s Warbler 1, Eastern Cinereous Bunting 1, Turkestan Shrike 1, Steppe Grey Shrike 1, Steppe Buzzard 1, Willow Warbler 12, Sykes’s Wagtail 2, Yellow-headed Wagtail 2, Black-headed Wagtail 3, Water...
Baillon’s Crake 1, Cetti’s Warbler 2, Spotted Crake 2, Little Crake 2, Siberian Stonechat 1, Citrine Wagtail 1, Red-spotted Bluethroat 2, Kurdestan Shrike 1, Great Reed Warbler 2, Graceful Prinia 4, Common Chiffchaff 15, Willow Warbler 3, Sedge...
Water Pipit 100, Long-legged Buzzard 1, Pallid Harrier 2, Sykes’s Wagtail 10, Black-headed Wagtail 20, Pygmy Cormorant 1, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear 2, Pied Wheatear 5, Isabelline Wheatear 2, Northern Wheatear 12, Grey Heron 1, Common Quail 1, Eurasian...
At Jahra Pool Reserve: Eastern Orphean Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Common Chiffchaff 6, Willow Warbler 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sadndpiper 8, Sykes’s Wagtail 2, Siberian Stonechat 3, Graceful Prinia 2, Pied Wheatear 3, Common Redstart 3....
Jahra East Outfall: Eurasian Wryneck 3, Steppe Grey Shrike 4, Siberian Stonechat ‘maurus’ 1, Siberian Stonechat ‘armenicus’ 2, White Wagtail 20, Black-headed Wagtail 10, Water Pipit 30, Short-toed Eagle 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 3, Common Quail 2, Great Reed...
At Pivot Fields: Pygmy Cormorant 1, Red-rumped Swallow 60, White Stork 14, Glossy Ibis 3, Sand Martin 5, Pallid Swift 10, Woodchat Shrike 2, Water Pipit 50, Northern Wheatear 19, Isabelline Wheatear 15, Pied Wheatear 6, Tawny Pipit...
This afternoon Khaled Al-Ghanem was able to photograph a Masked Wagtail the first record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC. Masked Wagtail Motacilla (alba) personata photographed by Khaled Al-Ghanem.
I made a short visit to Oshayqer 200km north-west Riyad. I also obtained some good sound recordings. Desert Wheatears 5, Black Scrub Robin 6, Green Bee-eater 5, Arabian Grey Shrike 4, Graceful Prinia 2, Blackstart 5, Desert Warbler...
This morning I was able to see the Hume’s Leaf Warbler and obtain a better recording. Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei call sonagram. Produced by Audacity software; courtesy of http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Hume’s Leaf Warbler...
Indian Roller 1, Oriental Skylark 1, Pallid Harrier 1, Pygmy Cormorant 1, Eurasian Skylark 200, Long-legged Buzzard 1, Eurasian Golden Plover 2, Eastern Imperial Eagle 1, Greater Spotted Eagle 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 1, Common Kestrel 5,...
Western Black Redstart 2, Red-tailed Wheatear 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 2, Desert Wheatear 2, Isabelline Wheatear 1, Crested Lark 20. Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops