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...
Sightings
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...
13/12/2012 in Suwaikh
Brown-necked Raven has been seen in Suwaikh area c. 10 days time. The bird is relatively tame and it is having some nylon threads tangled to it’s legs. However, the bird seems to be in good health and...
10/12/2012 at Jahra Pool Reserve and Jahra Farms
This morning I visited first Al Abraq without seeing anything interesting. After that I visited Jahra Pool Reserve relocating Ferruginous Duck as well as some other species. At Jahra Farms I stopped at the area between the mosque...
03/12/2012 on Green Island, at Jahra Pool Reserve and at Doha Spit
I visited with a British group Green Island this morning. When it was difficult to see a Hypocolius last winter now it was really easy. We had already seen 10+ at Jahra farms and this morning on Green...
22/11/2012 at Jahra East Outfall (Julaidiyat)
I went this morning to Jahra Pool Reserve and I met Khaled Al Ghanem. While chatting Khaled received a call from Rashed Al Hajji. He had found Hooded Wheatear at Jahra East Outfall. We quickly drove over there...
15/11/2012 at Jahra Pool Reserve
Update regarding taxonomy: Depending on the authority the dealing with taxonomy varies. In many sources Carrion Crow is Corvus corone and Hooded Crow is Corvus cornix. If we follow this definition then the race of Mesopotamian Crow is...
14/11/2012 at Jahra Pool Reserve
This morning Khaled Al Ghanem managed to relocate Mesopotamian Hooded Crow. So it is obvious that this bird has been roaming around in the area since 23/10/2012 when Khaled saw it for the first time. Hopefully it stays...
07/11/2012 at Jahra Pool Reserve
This morning I received phone call from Khaled Al Ghanem. Khaled told me that Kuwaiti birdwatcher and photographer Ouda had found 4 Long-tailed Ducks from Jahra Pool Reserve. I got excited although I have seen hundreds of thousands...
27/10/2012 at Jahra Pool Reserve
With kind help from Khaled Al Nasrallah and an other Kuwaiti photographer, Mohammad Shah, I managed to photograph this Short-eared Owl today at Jahra Pool Reserve. Couple of other photographers came over and they were able to photograph...
23/10/2012 at Al Abraq Al Khabari
I made a trip to Al Abraq alone. I couldn’t fine anything rare but I photographed male Lesser Kestrel and Steppe Buzzard. Two Accipiters turned out to be Eurasian Sparrowhawks. Other raptors were Steppe Eagle, Common Kestrel 2...
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...
10/10/2012 at Al Abraq Al Khabari
I arrived to Al Abraq at 6.30 when light wasn’t good. Very soon I noticed an interesting Accipiter-species that turned out to be Levant Sparrowhawk. Half an hour later arrived Khalid Al Ghanim whom I, of course, informed...