SAVE JAHRA EAST OUTFALL
15/08/2009 Jahra East Outfall is under threat from development As you may know Jahra East Outfall is one of the best birding sites in Kuwait and in fact is the only coastal site that has a salt marsh...
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02/08/2009 at Jahra East Outfall and Kadma
At JEO: Basra Reed Warbler 1, European Reed Warbler 6, Isabelline Wheatear 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1 At Kadma: Upcher’s Warbler 1 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Isabelline Wheatear
01/07/2009 2nd record for Kuwait; a Long-tailed Skua by Humoud Al-Shayji
On 01/07/2009 Humoud Al-Shayji has seen about 6 Skuas at Jahra coast, they included a Long-tailed Skua, and a Pomarine Skua. Humoud Al-Shayji is a bird photographer who has recently joined our birding forum he has a photographic Blog at...
The third record of Arctic Tern for Kuwait by Rashed Al-Hajji
Rashed Al-Hajji has photographed a bird on 27/06/2009 that is probably an Arctic Tern, the third record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC Arctic Tern b Rashed Al-Hajji
23/06/2009 Kubbar Island
A visit to Kubbar Island on 23/06/2009 produced: Bridled Tern 2200, White-cheeked Tern 2000, Greater Crested Tern 4, Lesser Crested Tern 400, Red-backed Shrike 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 (ssp. feldegg). Probably most of all the Lesser Crested Terns had...
A Birding Trip to Yemen 6-10 May 2009
A trip to Yemen 6-10 May 2009Prepared by: AbdulRahman Al-SirhanParticipants: Pekka Fågel and AbdulRahman Al-SirhanTaxonomy and order following Clements Checklist 6.3.2 December 2008. English names following IOC World Bird List. Itinerary:Day 1: 6 May 2009:We arrived at Sanaa...
21/06/2009 at Sulaibiya Pivot Fields
At Pivot Fields on 21/06/2009: Spotted Redshank 1, White-tailed Plover 4, Common Ringed Plover 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Black-winged Stilt 6, Cream-coloured Courser 10. At JEO on 21/06/2009: Sand Martin 4, European Reed Warbler 7 (including an adult feeding...
15/05/2009 at Jahra East Outfall
The Basra Reed Warbler is still at JEO, hopefully it will breed if there are no further disturbances from bird shooters and grazers, who have been reduced due to collaboration with concerned parties. Basra Reed Warbler 1, Great...
10/05/2009 a Red-footed Falcon found by Rashed Al-Hajji a 2nd record for Kuwait
On 10/05/2009 Rashed Al-Hajji found and photographed a Red-footed Falcon, a first summer male at Sulaibiya Pivot Fields. This is a second record for Kuwait and a first live bird. The first record was found dead by G....
05/05/2009 at Jahra Farms
Yesterday Rashed had found a Great Snipe at Jahra Farms, so today Pekka and I went to Jahra Farms and found the Great Snipe which is a rare bird that had not been seen for a number of...
30/04/2009 at JEO, a Red Phalarope the 4th record for Kuwait
A Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) the fourth record for Kuwait was found yesterday afternoon by Rashed Al-Hajji at JEO. Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), the following photographs are by Rashed Al-Hajji The following by A. Al-Sirhan
17/04/2009 at Jahra East Outfall
Basra Reed Warbler 8, Little Egret 6, Spotted Crake 3, Graceful Prinia 2, Common Chiffchaff 6, Meadow Pipit 2, Sedge Warbler 4, Squacco Heron 9, Collared Pratincole 1, Little Bittern 1
20/03/2009 Mongolian Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes mongolicus a first record for Kuwait
On 5/03/2009 Khaled Al-Ghanem has found a first record for Kuwait a Mongolian Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes mongolicus. The bird was found in Sabah Al-Ahmed Natural Reserve in a flock of up to six, but today on 20/03/2009 the number...
07/03/2009 at Jahra Farms
White-throated Kingfisher 2 ( amale and female in courtship feeding), Bank Myna 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Common Myna 2, Common Chiffchaff 10, Songthrush 6, Siberian Stonechat 1, Common Redstart 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Red-rumped Swallow 4, Rose-necked Parakeet 4,...
04/03/2009 at Sulaibiya Pivot Fields
Common Linnet 2, Common Snipe 1, Imperial Eagle 2, Marsh Harrier 1, Black Kite 6, Cattle Egret 60, Red Bishop (escapee) 2, Isabelline Shrike 2, Siberian Stonechat 4, Eurasian Skylark 3, Crested Lark 5, Eurasian Hoopoe 1, Corn...
23/02/2009 at Jahra East Outfall
Cetti’s Warbler 2, Moustached Warbler 2, European Reed Warbler 1, Little Crake 2, Spanish Sparrow 2, Common Moorhen 2 Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti