Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
Al-Abraq: Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) 1, Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) 1, Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) 1, Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 2, Asian Shikra (Accipiter (badius) cenchroides) 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 2, Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) 3, Long-legged...
Al Abraq: Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 2, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1, Asian Shikra Accipiter badius cenchroides 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 25, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 5, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 24, Common...
Al-Shallal’s Farm: Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 3, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 2, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 5, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1, Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1,Eurasian Golden...
26/09/2018 at Abraq Al-Khabari: Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus , Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida,...
Al Abraq: Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 2, Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 1, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 6, Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus 3, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 9, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 6, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster ...
Jahra Pools Natural: Garganey Spatula querquedula 2, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 25, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 4, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 5, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 2, Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 26, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1, White-tailed...
Abraq Al-Habari: Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 2, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 4, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 6, Asian Shikra Accipiter badius cenchroides 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus 4, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 11, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 2,...
Mutla’a Ranch: Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 12, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1, Mauryan Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor lahotra1, Greater Short–toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 5, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 3, Sand Martin Riparia riparia 5, Barn Swallow...
A short visit to Jahra Pools Reserve: Common Pochard Aythya ferina 1, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 4, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 5, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 15, Grey–headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus 1, Little Crake Zapornia parva 1, White–tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 2, Little Ringed Plover...
Abraq Al-Habari (12/09/2018): European Honey–buzzard Pernis apivorus 1, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 3, Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus 1, Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus 3, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 6, Eurasian Scops–Owl Otus scops 1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 8,...
Jahra Pools Reserve (10/09/2018): Garganey Spatula querquedula 1, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 2, Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 30, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 10, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 1, Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus...
Passerine migration is picking up momentum in the last few days, but raptor migration has not yet started, although a single Steppe Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier and Pallid Harrier have been seen no eagles seen yet. The...
Birds were seen at Jahra Pools Reserve: Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1, Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2, Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus 3, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 2, Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 2, Ruff Calidris...
Al-Shallal’s Farm: Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 4, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 4, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1, Mauryan Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor pallidirostris 1, Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 2, Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1, Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 4,...
Today I went to JPR just a couple of hours before sunset. I found this strange-looking Temminck’s Stint. Although it looks oiled, the plumage is a bit browner than usual and a rufous tinge to sides of neck,...
A couple of hour at each site produced the following: Jahra Pools Reserve: Garganey Spatula querquedula 20, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 12, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 1, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 11, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 2, Eurasian Oystercatcher...