Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
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
This morning although the weather was dull and foggy, I went to Al-Abraq to record the call of the Hume’s Leaf Warbler just to make sure that the ID is correct. There were at least two Hume’s Leaf...
The Hume’s Leaf Warbler was found by Pierre-Andre CROCHET and his colleague last Week. This would be the 3rd record if accepted by KORC, the second was in December 2008 by K.De Rouck, D.Collin, J.Celis. This morning I went to...
At Al-Shalal Farm: Eurasian Blackbird 1, Common Chiffchaff 6, European Robin 1, Song Thrush 3, Meadow Pipit 1, Squacco Heron 1. At Ras Al-Subiya: Asian Desert Warbler 3, Spanish Sparrow 16. Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana
Oriental Skylark 3, Indian Roller 1, Pygmy Cormorant 1, Eurasian Skylark 1000, Common Starling 50, Red-throated Pipit 6, White Wagtail 20, Desert Wheatear 2, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1, Common Kestrel 3, Tawny Pipit 1, Long-legged Buzzard 1, Pallid Harrier...
Yesterday I went to Jahra Pool Reserve to find it full of water!! Great but there were no birds as it had been dry for two weeks for building a dam and had to be drained. I then...
03/01/2011: Eurasian Curlew 460, Greater Flamingo 1000, Northern Shoveler 5, Little Egret 4, Indian Reef Heron 8, Pied Avocet 31, Gull-billed Tern 3, Armenian Gull 3, Black-headed Gull 500, Dunlin 1800, Crab Plover 60, Terek Sandpiper 2, Common...
I went this afternoon deliberately to see if the Ashy Drongos are still there “for the upcoming visitors” after 10 minutes search there was one at the top of Ziziphus spina christi trees. In the morning I was birding at...
At Pivot Field: Greater Spotted Eagle 3, Steppe Eagle 1, Eastern Imperial Eagle 2, Caspian Stonechat 1, Pallid Swift 200, Common Starling 10, Eurasian Teal 5, Black Kite 2. At Jahra Farms: Ashy Drongo 1, Daurian Shrike 1,...
At Sulaibikhat: Armenian Gull 5, Caspian Gull 6, Heuglin’s Gull6, Steppe Gull 3. At Jahra Pool Reserve: Eurasian Curlew 80, Eurasian Oystercatcher 17, Pallid Swift 50. Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans note long legs and pale upperparts. Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans...
Pivot Fields: Buff-bellied Pipit 1 (13th record if accepted by KORC), Steppe Buzzard 1, Long-legged Buzzard 2, Eastern Imperial Eagle 2, Greater Spotted Eagle 1, Cattle Egret 71, Water Pipit 30, Isabelline Wheatear 2, White Wagtail 5, Grey...
At Sulaibikhat Bay: Mallard 16, Greater Flamingo 1000, Common Shelduck 126, Armenian Gull 4, Steppe Gull 20, Slender-billed Gull 210, Black-headed Gull 350. At Green Island: Common Starling 4, Hypocolius 20, White-eared Bulbul 25, Laughing Dove 4, Eurasian...