Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
UPDATE: 13/12/2011 I have birdied with Jände, Tom, Tuukka and Frans from Finland in recent days. We have been pretty successful in finding many good species such as Yellow-browed Warbler 2, Hume’s Leaf Warbler, Red-wattled Lapwing 4, Black-crowned...
I visited Jahra Farms with Edward Ryland, Paul Chapman and Daniel Mauras after first visiting Al Abraq Al Khabari. In Al Abraq we had Finsch’s Wheatear and Mistle Thrush but otherwise place was very quiet. Right after arriving...
I was the first in the morning to arrive to Al Abraq finding Crested Honey Buzzard. I managed to relocate the bird after over one hour and photograph it. Then Mike and Silvie Newey arrived narrowly missing her....
I visited JPR with Mike, Silvie and Christine. Although we had Southerly wind some raptors were soaring above the pools. We saw Booted Eagle, 2-3 Short-toed Eagles, 2 Steppe Eagles and Eastern Imperial Eagle. JPR is in ideally...
I visited in the morning JPR with Mike Newey. Morning was very clear and wind was blowing from North. Raptor migration was good. We saw tens of Steppe Eagles, two Short-toed Eeagles, Imperial Eagle, Griffon Vulture and Black...
Tulha was relatively quiet this morning. The most interesting bird was Shikra that landed to drink. Next I visited again Pivot Fields where Pectoral Sandpiper was still around. Juvenile Shikra (Accipiter badius) (Note gular stripe and pale iris)...
This morning I arrived Pivot Fields and met Abdulmohsen Al Suraye who told me about Black-winged Kite. We saw the bird briefly but it disappeared soon. After half an hour I managed to relocate it and got some...
I twitched Red Knot with Brian Foster, Mike Newey and Christine Canzanella today. The bird was found by Rashed Al Hajji on previous day. There is only one earlier record in Kuwait and it is from 26 July,...
Al Abraq didn’t produce much this morning. Brian and myself were still pleased to find European Nightjar. Most of the migrants have gone through. The biggest surprise that we had today happened at Jahra Pool Reserve. Initially I...
I visited Al Abraq early morning with Christine in order to face shooters and discuss with them (In Arabic with Christine). For our big surprise we didn’t see any shooter before 7 am. Then we had very constructive...
Jahra Pool Reserve was excellent for photographing waders. I spent two hours or so there with Brian. We managed to see many species at close range and in good light conditions.
I visited today Jahra Pool Reserve with many foreign visitors including people from Spain, Finland and Germany. Management of the reserve has improved a lot in terms of controlling water levels. Therefore the wildlife has benefitted so much....
I received this morning two people from Germany, Reinhold Lannert and Sandra Gotsch and one person from Holland/Italy, Massiliamo Dettori. We headed first to Pivot Fields where highligt were Caspian Plovers and Pygmy Cormrant. In Jahra Farms we...
A Finnish team of birdwatchers (Tapani Numminen, Jari Kårlund, Jarno Suni & Heikki Assinen) visited Kuwait 23-28.4.2011. This is to highlight some records during the trip. Traditional place for Afgan Babbler (Common Babbler) Turdoides caudatus huttoni, is Abdaly...
I visited today SAANR after my almost three weeks holiday in Finland. Migration is in full swing and many more migrants will be anticipated to arrive in coming weeks. Blue Rock Thrushes have been on the move recently...
I visited North-Western Jahra Bay on 18 Feb. with Brian. After scanning birds over there we managed to see 6 Great Crested Grebes which are not so common in Kuwait. Next day I checked alone Pivot Fields noting...