Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
At Al-Abraq (By A. Al-Sirhan): Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei 1, Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus 1, Pallid Scops-Owl Otus brucei 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 2, Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1, Common Chiffchaff (Scandinavian) Phylloscopus collybita abietinus 5, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa...
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 4, Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 20, Northern Pintail Anas acuta 4, Garganey Anas querquedula 2, Common Pochard Aythya ferina 9, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 15, Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 8, Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 1, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 8, Great Egret Ardea alba 1,...
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 5, Common Pochard Aythya ferina 1, Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 12, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 3, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2, Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 2, Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 2, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus...
I visited Al Abraq with 4 Katalonians in hope to see Shikra. It was elusive but we saw Black-shouldered Kite instead. Other notable birds were Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Bittern, Hobby and two Hoopoe Larks on the way and...
Asian Shikra (Accipiter (badius) cenchroides) 2, Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) 4,Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamisicus) 1, Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) 1, Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 1, Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) 3 Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) 5.
Yesterday two Demoiselle Cranes were seen at JPR. I went this morning and with the help of Khaled Al-Ghanem I was able to see and photograph the birds. Birds seen this morning include the following: Northern Shoveler (Anas...
I visited Al Abraq this morning alone. Obviously the following night had been pretty good for migrants. Uppcher’s Warbler, Syke’s Warbler, several Olivaceous Warblers, Barred Warbler 2, Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat several, Red-breasted Flycatcher 1, Spotted Fly many,...
Today Markus Crag found a Plain Leaf Warbler, a 1st for Kuwait if accepted by KORC. The bird was also seen by some birders and the 8 visitors from Birdfinders Holidays.
I visited today Abdaly Farms and on my way Back to Kuwait also Sabriya Farm. At Abdaly Farms the main interest was to find Afgan Babblers. They were around though they didn’t show up but I heard them...
Pallid Harrier 1, Eurasian Collared-Dove 12, Laughing Dove 6, Namaqua Dove 2, Short-eared Owl 3, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 12, Common Kestrel 4, Turkestan Shrike 2, Woodchat Shrike 1, Crested Lark 8, Blue Rock-Thrush 1, Caspian Stonechat...
1 Common Kestrel 5 Laughing Dove 1 Short-eared Owl 4 Pallid Swift 3 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 4 Turkestan Shrike 2 Common Redstart 3 Daurian Shrike 4 Woodchat Shrike 7 Barn Swallow 11 Common Chiffchaff 2 Lesser Whitethroat 4 Black-headed...
Omar Al-Shaleen found yesterday Kurdistan Wheatear. He was so kind this morning to show exact location to me. I had very limited time to try to find the bird because of business comitments. However, I did find the...
I saw some migrants this morning like Grey Wagtail 4, Tawny Pipit 4, Yellow Wagtail ssp. feldeg c. 30 and one ssp. beema, singing Corn Bunting, obviously the same Redstart ssp. samamisicus which Neil Tovey saw almost a...
In Al Abraq I saw the following: White Stork, Squacco Heron 13, Accipiter sp, Hoopoe 5, Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail feldegg 10 and Hume’s Leaf Warbler was still around. Chiff Chaffs were really numerous practically everywhere. I met...
Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) 3, Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) 1, Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) 1, Black-eared Kite (Milvus migrans lineatus/formosanus) 6, Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus/menetriesi) 3, Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) 3, Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)...
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 2, Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 2, Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1, Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) 8, Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 2,, Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1, Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 1, Hume’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus...