Birding in the South, at Al Zour Port
I spent just an hour before sunset and found a beautiful, confiding Turkestan Shrike, an Isabelline Shrike, and an Ortolan Bunting.
Sightings
10/04/2025 birding in the south of Kuwait
Desert Finch and Afghan Babbler were the highlights of the short visit to south of Kuwait. Flight shot of some of the birds seen today.
27/03/2025 at Al Jahra Reserve
Migration has begun gradually, with early arrivals including Pied and Eastern Black-eared, Northern Wheatears, Common Redstart, and Common Rock Thrush since the first of March. A Greater Spotted Cuckoo—rare in Kuwait—was also spotted just two days ago. Al...
Indian Pond Heron! 3rd for Kuwat and Western Palearctic
An Indian Pond Heron was spotted yesterday by Paul Doniol-Valcroze, marking the 3rd record for Kuwait and the Western Palearctic. I visited the site this morning and had my first look at the bird. In the evening, I...
31/12/2024 Calandra and Bimaculated Lark and Lesser Flamingos
A Calandra Lark was spotted at the United Poultry Pivot Fields by Adrian Jordi on 29th December 2024, marking the 5th record for Kuwait. This morning, I had the opportunity to visit the site and was fortunate to...
Sulaibiya Pivot Fields, Kabd Reserve (26/12/2024) and Jahra Pools Wood (29/12/2024)
Cinereous Vulture at Pivot Fields, White-tailed Eagle and Lesser Flamingo at Jahra Reserve At Sulaibiya Pivot Fields: Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis5, Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus20, Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis2, Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus vociferus2, Black Vulture Aegypius monachus1,...
Al Jahra Reserve on 04/12/2024
Sightings: Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 1, Gadwall Mareca strepera strepera 4, Eurasian Teal Anas crecca crecca 1, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 3, Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1,...
15-16-17/10/2024 at various sites
Jahra Pool Reserve 15/10/2025: Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 25, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 30, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 8, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 10, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 15, Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus...
14-19/09/2024 Jahra Pools Reserve and Mutla’a Ranch
Jahra Pool Reserve 19/09/2024 Grey-headed Swamphen 2, Common Snipe 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Wood Sandpiper 2, Little Stint 28, White-throated Kingfisher 1, Turkestan Shrike 2, Isabelline Shrike 3, Woodchat Shrike 1, Greater Short-toed Lark 24, Ehrenberg’s Redstart (Phoenicurus...
17-18/08/2024
A visit to the coastal area, at KISR side, on a scorching summer day, just before noon, revealed clear signs of migration as both migrating and wintering birds began to arrive. European Bee-eaters were feeding on the wing...
14/10/2023 at Jahra Pools Reseve
Today is eBird October Big Day, so I decided to go to Jahra Pools Reserve; migration is still going on; I enjoyed two Booted Eagles flying overhead together, resident birds included two lapwing species and a number of...
18/09/2023 Jahra Farms and Jahra Pools Reserve
I am experiencing my first autumn birding in Kuwait this season! I was away from the country before, so I anticipate observing some bird migration. Despite the hot weather, I chose to go birdwatching today, eager to witness...
Crested Honey Buzzard at Ahmadi
Three Honey Buzzards were at Ahmadi Town today. The Crested Honey Buzzard subspecies orientalis is a common wintering bird in Kuwait. Only recently became a common wintering bird in Eastern Arabia.
29/10/2022 at Al-Shaheed Park and then at various sites
I saw a report on eBird.org that a Striated Heron was seen at Al-Shaheed Park. I went in the morning but had no luck with the bird. It is the 8th record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC....
30/09/2022 Mutla’a Ranch and Jahra Farms
I went birding again with Stamatis Zogaris, who is currently visiting Kuwait for work. The weather was OK in the morning, 24 degrees celsius at 7 am.We went to Mutla’a Ranch. The first bird that caught our attention...
21/08/2022 migration started at Jahra Pools Reserve
Migration is picking up by now, more birds are showing up in Kuwait. I recently visited Jahra Pools Reserve, and most regular waders were seen, including Broad-billed Sandpipers, Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers, Terek Sandpiper, Green, and Wood...