11/04/2013 at Al Abraq Al Habari
We decided to visit Al Abraq again since it was so good yesterday. One driving force was to relocate Greenfinch and photograph it. It didn’t take long when Nava brothers did that and pointed out to me bird’s...
Sightings
9/4 – 10/4 in interesting sites of Kuwait
We tried on 9th of April Ashy Drongo at Fintas Park but for vain. Cinereous Bunting was still present. In the afternoon we headed to Doha Spit to see Lesser Sandplovers and other waders which we saw pretty...
4/4 – 8/4 at various sites in Kuwait
We visited Fintas Park in the morning on April 4th and we managed to see Ashy Drongo again. Next stop was Fahaheel Al-Kout Shopping Mall and it’s sea watching tower. At Fahaheel we managed to see at least...
07/04/2013 at Jahra East Outfall and Jahra Pool Reserve
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,...
31/3 – 3/4 Birding in various sites in Kuwait
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...
24/03/2013 at Jahra East Outfall
Savi’s Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 2, Eurasian Reed Warbler 2, Common Chiffchaff 8, Spotted Crake 2, Little Crake 2, Great Reed Warbler 3, Daurian Shrike 2, Eastern Pied Wheatear 3, Northern Wheatear 3, Red-spotted Bluethroat 2, White-spotted Bluethroat...
18/02/2013 at Fintas Park
Update 24/02/2013: I visited Fintas Park this morning and found Ashy Drongo after 5 minutes. Then it took 35-40 minutes relocate the bird again. It can be surprisingly elusive. I went to the park in hope to see...
15/02/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve and two other locations
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...
Bird records at various sites during last 7 days 03-09.02.2013
I had two visitors from Sweden named Mikael Nelim and David Andersson.. This is the summary of the week. We started Abdaly and we saw Afghan Babblers well. Naturally White-cheeked Bulbul and Red-vented Bulbul were easy After seeing...
24-26/01/2013 Al Ayn & Fujairah, UAE
The highlight of my visit was to find a Siberian Chiffchaff and Sand Partridge, but missed Plain Leaf Warbler and Variable Wheatear. At Green Mubazzara on 24/01/2013 it was a holiday and many people were arround at mid-day....
24/01/2013 at Green Island
I visited with Mr. Leonardo Beghellini Green Island this morning. Our targets were obviously Hypycolius and Red-vented Bulbul. We saw 4 and 2 of these species relatively easily. Searching through Black-headed and Slender-billed Gulls we found 5 Armenian...
19/01/2013 at Majma’a and Hail, KSA
At Majma’a farms there were many Chiffchaffs C. 12 in one farm, Indian Silverbill 8, Collared Doves 20, White-eared Bulbul 6, White-crowned Wheatear 2, Black Scrub Robin 1, Green Bee-eater 3, Pallid Swift 5, Pale Crag Martin 6, Steppe...
14/01/2013
White-crowned Wheatear has been between Jahra and SAANR for couple of days. Therefore I went to check the place in a hope to get some pictures. Secondly this bird is adult and having white crown. We had few...
12/01/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve
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,...
09/01/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve
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...
06/01/2013 at Jahra Pool Reserve, the Horned Grebe a 2nd record!
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...