Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
Water Pipit 100, Long-legged Buzzard 1, Pallid Harrier 2, Sykes’s Wagtail 10, Black-headed Wagtail 20, Pygmy Cormorant 1, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear 2, Pied Wheatear 5, Isabelline Wheatear 2, Northern Wheatear 12, Grey Heron 1, Common Quail 1, Eurasian...
At Jahra Pool Reserve: Eastern Orphean Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Common Chiffchaff 6, Willow Warbler 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Green Sadndpiper 8, Sykes’s Wagtail 2, Siberian Stonechat 3, Graceful Prinia 2, Pied Wheatear 3, Common Redstart 3....
Jahra East Outfall: Eurasian Wryneck 3, Steppe Grey Shrike 4, Siberian Stonechat ‘maurus’ 1, Siberian Stonechat ‘armenicus’ 2, White Wagtail 20, Black-headed Wagtail 10, Water Pipit 30, Short-toed Eagle 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 3, Common Quail 2, Great Reed...
I visited today SAANR after my almost three weeks holiday in Finland. Migration is in full swing and many more migrants will be anticipated to arrive in coming weeks. Blue Rock Thrushes have been on the move recently...
At Pivot Fields: Pygmy Cormorant 1, Red-rumped Swallow 60, White Stork 14, Glossy Ibis 3, Sand Martin 5, Pallid Swift 10, Woodchat Shrike 2, Water Pipit 50, Northern Wheatear 19, Isabelline Wheatear 15, Pied Wheatear 6, Tawny Pipit...
This afternoon Khaled Al-Ghanem was able to photograph a Masked Wagtail the first record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC. Masked Wagtail Motacilla (alba) personata photographed by Khaled Al-Ghanem.
I visited North-Western Jahra Bay on 18 Feb. with Brian. After scanning birds over there we managed to see 6 Great Crested Grebes which are not so common in Kuwait. Next day I checked alone Pivot Fields noting...
I made a short visit to Oshayqer 200km north-west Riyad. I also obtained some good sound recordings. Desert Wheatears 5, Black Scrub Robin 6, Green Bee-eater 5, Arabian Grey Shrike 4, Graceful Prinia 2, Blackstart 5, Desert Warbler...
This morning I was able to see the Hume’s Leaf Warbler and obtain a better recording. Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei call sonagram. Produced by Audacity software; courtesy of http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Hume’s Leaf Warbler...
Indian Roller 1, Oriental Skylark 1, Pallid Harrier 1, Pygmy Cormorant 1, Eurasian Skylark 200, Long-legged Buzzard 1, Eurasian Golden Plover 2, Eastern Imperial Eagle 1, Greater Spotted Eagle 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 1, Common Kestrel 5,...
Western Black Redstart 2, Red-tailed Wheatear 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 2, Desert Wheatear 2, Isabelline Wheatear 1, Crested Lark 20. Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
I visited Pivot Fields with Brian this morning hoping to relocate Oriental Skylarks that have been seen recently over there. We finally managed to hear one but no way to see it well. Other birds seen: Cattle Egret...
This morning although the weather was dull and foggy, I went to Al-Abraq to record the call of the Hume’s Leaf Warbler just to make sure that the ID is correct. There were at least two Hume’s Leaf...
The Hume’s Leaf Warbler was found by Pierre-Andre CROCHET and his colleague last Week. This would be the 3rd record if accepted by KORC, the second was in December 2008 by K.De Rouck, D.Collin, J.Celis. This morning I went to...
I went alone before work to Pivot Fields. Highlight was a group of 6 Oriental Skylarks. Their call is so distinctive. They are also much less shy birds compared to Skylarks. Without these features it would be almost...
At Al-Shalal Farm: Eurasian Blackbird 1, Common Chiffchaff 6, European Robin 1, Song Thrush 3, Meadow Pipit 1, Squacco Heron 1. At Ras Al-Subiya: Asian Desert Warbler 3, Spanish Sparrow 16. Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana