Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
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...
My friends Markku Varhimo and Erkki Virolainen visited Kuwait. This is summary of the highlights of the week. On Green Island, 22.4, we had our first Basra Reed Warbler but no more Hypocolius. Next day produced Syke,s Warbler...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...