Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
Today was the day for raptors to migrate. Mostly they were Steppe Buzzards but among them I saw with Wade Macpherson some European Honey Buzzards and Pallid Harrier. Al Abraq was under heavy gun fire and it didn’t...
In August migrant and wintering birds start to arrive in Kuwait in small numbers. Yesterday a first record of Striolated Bunting was seen and photographed at SAANR by AmmarAlJeraiwi. Also just less than a week ago, a Pygmy...
This is a collection of some of my photos over two weekends. Warblers, Golden Orioles and various shrikes have still been on the move. All pictures are from Al Abraq expect Coot with 4 chicks at Jahra Pool...
A couple of days ago, I heard the news of a first breeding record of Mallard at JPR, yesterday also a Ferruginous Duck was also reported to have bred as well a 1st breeding record as well. It has long...
Basra Reed Warbler 1, Common Redstart 3, Caspian Stonechat 2 (females), Pied Wheatear 4, Black-eared Wheatear 2, Squacco Heron 22, White Stork 12, Whinchat 1 (female), Sedge Warbler 2, Spotted Crake 2, Black Kite 12, Marsh Harrier 2,...
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...
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...
Today were not many birds but I managed to see the two Mesopotamian Crows, which are the 1st record of this species which looks as though it is going to colonize Kuwait. Birds seen included Ferruginous Duck 1,...
There were two rare birds found recently at Jahra the Great White Pelican which used to breed in Kuwait early in the previous century and the Peregrine Falcon which also used to breed in Kuwait City for a...
After obtaining the gate pass for Jahra Pool Reserve on Thursday and went on Friday to see the Horned Grebes that were found by Rashed on 1st day of 2013 I couldn’t relocate the birds! (they were two...
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...
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...
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...