Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
My friends Markku Varhimo and Erkki Virolainen visited Kuwait. This is summary of the highlights of the week. On Green Island, 22.4, we had our first Basra Reed Warbler but no more Hypocolius. Next day produced Syke,s Warbler...
We decided to visit Al Abraq again since it was so good yesterday. One driving force was to relocate Greenfinch and photograph it. It didn’t take long when Nava brothers did that and pointed out to me bird’s...
We tried on 9th of April Ashy Drongo at Fintas Park but for vain. Cinereous Bunting was still present. In the afternoon we headed to Doha Spit to see Lesser Sandplovers and other waders which we saw pretty...
We visited Fintas Park in the morning on April 4th and we managed to see Ashy Drongo again. Next stop was Fahaheel Al-Kout Shopping Mall and it’s sea watching tower. At Fahaheel we managed to see at least...
I have a group of 4 German birders. We started by visiting Green Island where we saw 2 Hypocolius, 4 Red-vented Bulbuls and Eastern Orphean Warbler. Next stop was Jahra Farms producing 3 Bank Mynas and female Semi-collared...
Update 24/02/2013: I visited Fintas Park this morning and found Ashy Drongo after 5 minutes. Then it took 35-40 minutes relocate the bird again. It can be surprisingly elusive. I went to the park in hope to see...
Additional pictures taken on 19/02/2013 I spent early mornig at Jahra Pool Reserve hoping to see and photograph Mesopotamian Crow. The crow showed up almost immediately after my arrival but it wasn’t easy to photograph. Khaled Al Ghanem...
I had two visitors from Sweden named Mikael Nelim and David Andersson.. This is the summary of the week. We started Abdaly and we saw Afghan Babblers well. Naturally White-cheeked Bulbul and Red-vented Bulbul were easy After seeing...
I visited with Mr. Leonardo Beghellini Green Island this morning. Our targets were obviously Hypycolius and Red-vented Bulbul. We saw 4 and 2 of these species relatively easily. Searching through Black-headed and Slender-billed Gulls we found 5 Armenian...
White-crowned Wheatear has been between Jahra and SAANR for couple of days. Therefore I went to check the place in a hope to get some pictures. Secondly this bird is adult and having white crown. We had few...
Brown-necked Raven has been seen in Suwaikh area c. 10 days time. The bird is relatively tame and it is having some nylon threads tangled to it’s legs. However, the bird seems to be in good health and...
This morning I visited first Al Abraq without seeing anything interesting. After that I visited Jahra Pool Reserve relocating Ferruginous Duck as well as some other species. At Jahra Farms I stopped at the area between the mosque...
I visited with a British group Green Island this morning. When it was difficult to see a Hypocolius last winter now it was really easy. We had already seen 10+ at Jahra farms and this morning on Green...
I went this morning to Jahra Pool Reserve and I met Khaled Al Ghanem. While chatting Khaled received a call from Rashed Al Hajji. He had found Hooded Wheatear at Jahra East Outfall. We quickly drove over there...
Update regarding taxonomy: Depending on the authority the dealing with taxonomy varies. In many sources Carrion Crow is Corvus corone and Hooded Crow is Corvus cornix. If we follow this definition then the race of Mesopotamian Crow is...
This morning Khaled Al Ghanem managed to relocate Mesopotamian Hooded Crow. So it is obvious that this bird has been roaming around in the area since 23/10/2012 when Khaled saw it for the first time. Hopefully it stays...