23/10/2012 at Jahra Pool Reserve
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...
Jahra Pools Reserve
26/12/2011 at Jahra Pool Reserve
This morning Rashed called me to draw my attention to a flock of geese at JPR. I was then at Jahra Pool and seen the 11 Eastern Greylag Geese. Eastern Greylag Goose Anser anser rubrirostri
10/11/2011 at Jahra Pool Reserve, Jahra Farms and Pivot Fields
Jahra Pool Reserve: Little Grebe 1, Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 3, White-tailed Lapwing 2, European Stonechat 2, Moorhen 6. Jahra Farms: European Robin 2, Song Thrush 3, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1, White-throated Kingfisher 1, Laughing Dove 5,...
28/10/2011 at Jahra Pool Reserve
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...
22/10/2011 at Jahra Pool Reserve
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...
10/09/2011 at Pivot Fields, Jahra Pool and Jahra Farms
This morning I went birding with Yogeesh and his friend and found the following: At Pivot Fields: Purole Heron 24, Steppe Buzzard 2, Black Kite 4, Sand Martin 30, Crested Lark 10, Montagu’s Harrier 1, Greater Short-toed Lark...
03/09/2011 at Sulaibikhat Bay, JPR and Jahra Farms
A quick visit to Sulaibikhat Bay at high tide time produced: Dunlin 20, Greater Flamingo 250, Steppe Gull 18, Curlew Sandpiper 20, Common Ringed Plover 12, Eurasian Curlew 15, Caspian Tern 25, Gull-billed Tern 20, Greater Sand Plover...
A Striated Heron, Butorides striata a new first for Kuwait
On 31st July Khaled Al-Ghanem photographed a Striated Heron, Butorides striata at Sulaibikhat Bay, which is a first for Kuwait. There were no past records of this species in Kuwait (The Birds of the State of Kuwait, George Gregory 2005). This...
20/05/2011 at Abraq Al Habari and a first record at Jahra Pool Reserve
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...
29/04/2011 at Jahra Pool Reserve
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.
29/04/2011 at Pivot Fields, JEO and JPR
At Sulaibikhat Pivot Fields: Ortolan Bunting 20, Long-legged Buzzard 1, Black-winged Pratincole 20, Montagu’s Harrier 1,Pallid Harrier 1, Black-headed Bunting 1, Richard Pipit 1, Common Redstart 4, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 1, Common Nightingale 1, Whinchat 25, White-throated Robin...
25/4/2011 at Jahra Pool Reserve
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....
06/04/2011 at Jahra East Outfall and Jahra Pool
Jahra East Outfall: Siberian Stonechat 1, Osprey 1, Upcher’s Warbler 1, Eastern Cinereous Bunting 1, Turkestan Shrike 1, Steppe Grey Shrike 1, Steppe Buzzard 1, Willow Warbler 12, Sykes’s Wagtail 2, Yellow-headed Wagtail 2, Black-headed Wagtail 3, Water...
1/4/2011 at Pivot Fields, Jahra Farms and Jahra Pool Reserve
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...
26/03/2011 at Jahra Pool Reserve and Jahra Farms
At Jahra Pool Reserve: Eastern Orphean Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Common Chiffchaff 6, Willow Warbler 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sadndpiper 8, Sykes’s Wagtail 2, Siberian Stonechat 3, Graceful Prinia 2, Pied Wheatear 3, Common Redstart 3....
01/03/2011 a Masked Wagtail a first record for Kuwait at Jahra Pool Reserve by Khaled Al-Ghanem
This afternoon Khaled Al-Ghanem was able to photograph a Masked Wagtail the first record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC. Masked Wagtail Motacilla (alba) personata photographed by Khaled Al-Ghanem.