Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
This morning I received phone call from Khaled Al Ghanem. Khaled told me that Kuwaiti birdwatcher and photographer Ouda had found 4 Long-tailed Ducks from Jahra Pool Reserve. I got excited although I have seen hundreds of thousands...
With kind help from Khaled Al Nasrallah and an other Kuwaiti photographer, Mohammad Shah, I managed to photograph this Short-eared Owl today at Jahra Pool Reserve. Couple of other photographers came over and they were able to photograph...
I made a trip to Al Abraq alone. I couldn’t fine anything rare but I photographed male Lesser Kestrel and Steppe Buzzard. Two Accipiters turned out to be Eurasian Sparrowhawks. Other raptors were Steppe Eagle, Common Kestrel 2...
Update 24/10/2012. I received feedback that in fact the race is Mesopotamian Hooded Crow. I post this on the behalf of Khaled Al Ghanem. He found this morning Hooded Crow and managed to get this picture. This is...
I arrived to Al Abraq at 6.30 when light wasn’t good. Very soon I noticed an interesting Accipiter-species that turned out to be Levant Sparrowhawk. Half an hour later arrived Khalid Al Ghanim whom I, of course, informed...
I visited Al Abraq with Christine this morning. No sign of Levant Sparrowhawk or Peregrine but we found Short-eared Owl instead. We saw several Steppe Buzzards, two Pallid Harriers, few Sparrowhawks and very interesting looking European Honey Buzzard....
I arrived the site alone at 6.30 when light was just about acceptable for photographing. Later on Khaled Al Ghanim joined me. First I saw Cuckoo and then two Red-breasted Flycatchers showing that migration is going on. Even...
I visited Abdaly Farms because visiting Greek birders or I should say conservationists, Aris Vidalis and Stamatis Zogaris, wanted to see the place. I didn’t expect much but for my big surprise this unscheduled trip revealed that Afghan...
Finally birdwatching in Kuwait this Autumn. First trip I made alone to Al Abraq and not for vain. First bird that I photographed turned out to be Shikra. There were many other migrants too including 8 Hoopoes, 5...
I went second time to Jahra East Outfall in hope to see Franklin’s Gull. On previous day I was a bit late what comes to hide tide and I failed to see the bird. However, today I made...
Rashed Al Hajji found female Amur Falcon at JEO and kindly informed others including myself. Luckily I wasn’t far away and I had my camera with me. The bird sat on the wire at least 45 mins giving...
I’ve been birding with Daniel Mauras in recent days. After failing to see Afgan Babbler in Abdaly yesterday despite hearing them often we decided to get there early in the morning today. This surely paid off and we saw...
I visited this morning Al Abraq. Clearly new species were Thrush Nightingale, Red-backed Shrikes and European Nightjar. I wasn’t necessarily prepared to photograph waders in the desert but one isolated farm with nice pool of fresh water makes...
I visited Mutla’a Ranch this morning with Mike & Sylvie Newey and Christine Canzanella. The main target was Yellow-throated Sparrow which Mike and Sylvie eventually found. We saw the birds nicely. Other good birds were Masked Shrike and...
In fact we visited first Green Island in the morning for Red-vented Bulbul which we saw easily. Most common warbler was Blackcap. We saw one Eastern Orphean Warbler too. Next stop, Fahaheel Park, produced at least 4 Wrynecks....
Visitors from UK, France and Sweden headed to Al Abraq this morning since Finnish team saw so many good birds over there on previous day. The place was indeed full of migrants. Probably one of the most sought...