Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
I visited Pivot Fields with Brian this morning hoping to relocate Oriental Skylarks that have been seen recently over there. We finally managed to hear one but no way to see it well. Other birds seen: Cattle Egret...
I went alone before work to Pivot Fields. Highlight was a group of 6 Oriental Skylarks. Their call is so distinctive. They are also much less shy birds compared to Skylarks. Without these features it would be almost...
We decided to drive across the desert from Salmi to Al Abraq which makes about 50 kms. I was accompanied with Mike & Sylvie Newey and Brian Foster. In the begining it looked almost birdless desert with some...
I visited the site with Brian and Mike & Sylvie Newey. We tried to see Red-tailed Wheatear in an other wadi but for vain. Later on we arrived to wadi Umm Al Rimam where we saw immediately male...
At Pivot Fields we have still Pygmy Cormorant and wintering Eastern Imperial Eagles. Today I counted 28 Namaqua Doves next to camel stables .
This is my last posting this year. I went in the morning to check Drongos at Jahra Farms. Yes they are still there and in fact I found them early morning in the same tree top where they...
Ashy Drongos are still at Jahra Farms and Pygmy Cormorant is at Pivot Fieds I visited these sites with Brian. Our task was, believe or not, to find Stock Dove for Brian at Pivot fields in the morning...
I found with Brian this morning 2 Ashy Drongos at Jahra Farms which is the the same place where we had the first record in April this year. This will be second record for Kuwait if accepted by...
I was accompanied by Brian and Mike & Sylvie Newey. First stop at the small pond produced a big surprice. Sylvie asked ” what is that brown bird” Brian and myself answered without watching the bird “its immature...
I managed to relocate Yellow-browed Warbler again with Brian. As usual it was found by its distinctive call that differs clearly from Hume’s Leaf Warbler. It was interesting to learn about a race mandelli but it has nothing...
I visited the site with Mike & Sylvie Newey and Brian Foster. After checking several Robins and Chiff Chaffs we came across with Redstart type of bird. Eventually we were able to see wingbars and then I turned...
Brian, Rainer Ertel and myself went this morning to Al Abraq where we met Mike Pope. Mike had already found Yellow-browed Warbler which we managed to see together. Other Mike’s birds that we were not able to see...
At Green Island, at Jahra Farms and coastal Kuwait City I went out this morning with Rainer Ertel, Jennifer Barran and Christine Canzanella. We checked first Green Island which was very good for Grey Hypocolius 20+ birds around....
Update 19/11/2010 Eversmann’s Redstart was found this morning with some difficulties by Brian Foster et al. I visited Tulha this morning with expat birders Mark & Susan Chichester and German Rainer Ertel. After 15 mins the bird showed...
Update 17/11/2010 the bird is still in Tulha. Today I felt obligatory to follow up Eversmann’s Redstart in Tulha. I visited the place with Brian and within 10 mins we were able to relocate it. How long it...
Once again I headed to SAANR with Brian. We checked first some wadis founding only Mourning Wheatears and the same White-crowned Wheatear. After that we went to Tulha thinking that the place is absolutely dead. However, I heard...