Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
UPDATE: 13/12/2011 I have birdied with Jände, Tom, Tuukka and Frans from Finland in recent days. We have been pretty successful in finding many good species such as Yellow-browed Warbler 2, Hume’s Leaf Warbler, Red-wattled Lapwing 4, Black-crowned...
I visited Jahra Farms with Edward Ryland, Paul Chapman and Daniel Mauras after first visiting Al Abraq Al Khabari. In Al Abraq we had Finsch’s Wheatear and Mistle Thrush but otherwise place was very quiet. Right after arriving...
While checking warblers at acacia trees I saw a bird with olive greenish upperparts with broad wing bar. The bird forages quickly from one tree to another, then started calling a short disyllabic call that made me identify...
One of the guards told us at the entrance that he saw this morning four Macqueen’s Bustard, but I went in the opposite direction to find two flying overhead. Macqueen’s Bustard 2, Asian Desert Warbler 5, European Robin 1, Red-breasted...
I was the first in the morning to arrive to Al Abraq finding Crested Honey Buzzard. I managed to relocate the bird after over one hour and photograph it. Then Mike and Silvie Newey arrived narrowly missing her....