18/02/2012 at Wafra farms
I felt too tempted to twitch Masked Wagtail. Therefore I drove to Wafra in the morning and with the help from AbdulRahman and Khalid Al Ghanem I found the right farm. I managed to relocate the bird twice...
Sightings
18/02/2012 at Al Abraq Al Khabari
I visited Al Abraq with British group. We saw Buff-bellied Pipit, Menetrie’s Warbler, 4 Dead Sea Sparrows, Hume’s Leaf Warbler, two European Scops Owls, several Red-rumped Swallows, Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Blue-cheeked Beeaters.
10/02/2012 a Masked Wagtail the second record for Kuwait
On 10/02/2012 the Swiss group found the second record of Masked Wagtail at Wafra Farms. Also found the following: At Fahaheel park: Masked shrike 1, Woodlark 1, Turkestan Shrike 1. At Wafra Farms: Masked Wagtail 1, Hypocolius 10,...
03-06/02/2012 at various sites
A Swiss group started birding on 03/02/2012 and had seen the following so far: 03/02/2012: Black-crowned Sparrow-lark 5, Crab Plover 20, Macqueen’s Bustard 7, Asian Desert Warbler 4, Menetries’s Warbler 2, Bar-tailed Lark4 and other birds. 04/02/2012: Greater Spotted Eagle...
02/02/2012 on Green Island
Here are some photographs of the Red-vented Bulbul that were photographed on Green Island on 02/02/2012 that I thought I need to share them with others. The Red-vented Bulbul is an established breeder introduced from escapes. It is now...
02/02/2012 on Green Island and elsewhere
Updated 4.2.2012 adding picture of Mediterranean Gull. We wanted to see Hypocolius well and therefore we returned to Green Island. First we saw a pair of Rüppell`s Weavers and they are naturally category D birds in Kuwait. However,...
31/01/2012 at Al Abraq Al Habari
Update on 4.2.2012 by adding two pictures of unidentified Pipit I visited today with British group Al Abraq. We managed to relocate Hume”s Leaf Warbler as well as Buff-bellied Pipit though the latter one wasn´t easy. The bird...
28/01/2012 at Kuwait International Airport and on Green Island
For a nice surprise British team spotted Indian Roller just outside of the car park. We have had before that only one day bird at Pivot Fields in mid December. After this unexpected record we headed to Green...
24/01/2012 at Pivot Fields and Khiran
I visited with British and German groups Pivot fields in the morning and the afternoon was spent in south place called Khiran. Pivot Fields yeilded Steppe Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, 3 Spotted Eagles, Hen Harrier, Kestrel, 6 Black...
22/01/2012 on Green Island and in Jahra
I visited Green Island with Julian Thomas, Alastair Mac Neil Stevenson, Thomas & Waltfraud Lang and Jurgen Blessing. Hypocolius waited for us in the same small palm where we saw it 16. Jan with Swedish group and Linda...
19/01/2011 in North and some highights of the previous days
I’ve been birding with Linda and Paul from US since 12.01 and Swedes Aron, Frida, Simon & Viggo from 14.01. We visited Khiran on 14.01 for Red-tailed Wheatear and we managed to see 2 birds and one Mourning...
03/01/2012 at Pivot Fields, Sulaibiya
I managed to relocate Dotterel which was found by German group on 30. Dec. The bird was in a flock of Northern Lapwings and one European Golden Plover. Eastern Imperial Eagles winter in good numbers most of them...
10/12/2011 at Jahra East Outfall (Julaidiyat) Hooded Wheatear
I was birding with Edward Ryland, Paul Chapman and Daniel Mauras at Jahra East Outfall on 10. Dec. We ftound 1. winter male wheatear looking like a Pied Wheatear. The bird was identified at the site as Pied...
28/12/2011 at Al Abraq Al Habari and elsewhere
We visited in the morning Al Abraq where we saw Black-throated Thrush and Buff-bellied Pipit. Obviously the same bird that was seen by a Finnish group c. two weeks ago. On our way back we stopped by Jahra...
27/12/2011 on Green Island and in few other sites
I had 4 German birders with me today. Michael Schulz, Jurgen Knec, Andre Dittmann and Anreas Kruger enjoyed of views of 4 Hypocolius as well as 3 Red-vented Bulbuls on Green Island this morning. Wintering Masked Shrike was...
26/12/2011 at Jahra Pool Reserve
This morning Rashed called me to draw my attention to a flock of geese at JPR. I was then at Jahra Pool and seen the 11 Eastern Greylag Geese. Eastern Greylag Goose Anser anser rubrirostri