Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
It includes posts from Al Khiran South
Highlight of the day is Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta, Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia and Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana. Khiran: Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 1, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 1, White-eared Bulbul...
In preparing for the Autumn Tour I went to the south of Kuwait in search of a wintering Red-tailed Wheatear. After half an hour search I managed to find one. I was also waiting for the Ménétries’s and...
Today was the first day of the spring tour (8-16 April 2017). Participants: Massimiliano Dettori and Paul Chapman. We started at Khiran, we saw a number of birds that includes: Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 2, Red-rumped Swallow...
At Al-Nuwaiseeb – Rubbish Dumps: Eastern Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens persica 3, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 3, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 2, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 9, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 2, Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 3, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 11, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus...
27/03/2014 at Al-Abraq: Little Egret 11,Squacco Heron 10, Black-crowned Night-Heron 7, Pallid Harrier 2, Turkestan Shrike 3, Common Chiffchaff 7, Eurasian Blackcap 4, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Semi-collared Flycatcher 5, Common Redstart 12, Mauryan Grey Shrike 1, Caspian Stonechat 3, Namaqua...
At Khiran, south of Kuwait close to Saudi border I was there birding along the Chalets. The following birds were seen today: Lesser Whitethroat 5, Common Rock Thrush 1, Mauryan Grey Shrike 4, Turkestan Shrike 7, Daurian Grey...
I visited with British and German groups Pivot fields in the morning and the afternoon was spent in south place called Khiran. Pivot Fields yeilded Steppe Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, 3 Spotted Eagles, Hen Harrier, Kestrel, 6 Black...
I had one more bird survey at Khiran Resort this morning. Of course, many migratory birds showed up as well as some summer visitors. Namely Bridled Terns, White-cheeked Terns, Little Terns, Sandwitch Tern and Socotra Cormorant. Migratory birds...
After seeing and photographing the Pharaoh Eagle Owl in Saudi Arabia two days ago, today I managed to see and photograph another bird in Kuwait! Rashed had found the bird this morning at 10 am and most of...
This morning I visited with Brian Khiran area. Mr. Annand kindly took us again along chanels and islands by boat. We did our regular survey of birds. Now we couldn’t find Socotra Cormorant anymore on their favourite marker....
We had opportunity to go for birding in Khiran by boat. Mike, Brian and myself were really excited of this trip. We had 6 Socotra Cormorants and we were able to photograph them from close range. Normally Socotra...
Isabelline Shrike ssp. isabellinus 1. Pale Rochfinch 3, Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna xanthoprymna 1, Tree Pipit 1. Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna nominate race. Turkestan Shrike form karelini, which might be a hybrid between Turkestan Shrike and Red-backed Shrike....
Menetries’s Warbler 2, Pallid Harrier 2, Common Chiffchaffs 5, Collared Pratincole 7, Rock Thrush 2, European Roller 1, Common Cuckoo 1, Song Thrush 1, Southern Grey Shrike pallidrostris ssp. 1, Mourning Wheatear 1, Black-eared Wheatear 2, Pied Wheatear...
Great Spotted Cuckoo 1, Eastern Orphean Warbler 1, Southern Grey Shrike 1, Black-eared Wheatear 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1, Isabelline Shrike phoenicuroides ssp. Great Spotted Cuckoo A Great Spotted Cuckoo eating a juvenile Dhab (spiny-tailed Lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia mirolepis) Eastern Orphean...
Rock Thrush 1, Pallid Harrier 1, Black Redstart 1. Rock Thrush Pallid Harrier Black Redstart
Inside a small farm at Wafra Farms there were 4 Mountain Chiffchaffs calling at different sites during 21 and 22 and 23/02/2008, a fourth bird heard making a call of tristis ssp. At Kheeran area, together with Rashed, we found:...