Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
At Pivot Fields: Sociable Lapwing 2, Eastern Imperial Eagle 4, Northern Lapwing 60, Greater Spotted Eagle 1, Black Kite 1, Eurasian Skylark 60, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 20. Khaled Al-Ghanem went Jahra Pool to find a Tufted Duck and a...
Grey Hypocolius that I photographed this morning is one out of nine birds. Few days ago I had 18 on Green Island and first birds arrived about two weeks ago. Otherwise Jahra Farms had essentially same species as...
Short visit in the morning produced some nice records: Cattle Egret 97, Northern Lapwing 22, Curlew 5, Common Snipe 1, Ruff 1, Spotted Eagle 1, Eastern Imperial Eagle 1, Black Kite 25, Marsh Harrier 1, Steppe Buzzard 2,...
Although construction work has already started at JEO it is still worth of visiting. This morning I managed finally to photograph Griffon Vulture in Kuwait. Birds seen were: Griffon Vulture 2, Steppe Eagle 6, Spotted Eagle 1, Short-toed...
Brief morning visit to Pivot Fields produced the following: Squacco Heron 1, Cattle Egret 5, Night Heron 1, White Stork 1,Moorhen 40, Spotted Eagle 2, Eastern Imperial Eagle 1, Steppe Eagle 1, Steppe Buzzard 1, Long-legged Buzzard 1,...
This morning I visited with Brian Khiran area. Mr. Annand kindly took us again along chanels and islands by boat. We did our regular survey of birds. Now we couldn’t find Socotra Cormorant anymore on their favourite marker....
On 22/10/2009 at JEO: Mountain Chifchaff 1, Common Chiffchaff 3, European Reed Warbler 3, Great Reed Warbler 1, Turkestan Shrike 2, Moustached Warbler 3, Cetti’s Warbler 1 (seen by Rashed). A very short visit to Pivot Fields produced:...
I checked quite thoroughly Jahra Farms for Indian Roller this morning. I found only one European Roller.( However, Rashed photographed Indian Roller at Pivot Fields yesterday). At Jahra Farms I saw also a flock of 4 Grey Hypocolius...
This morning Mohd Khorshed has found a Mountain Chiffchaff at JEO his nice photograph is shown below. Later in the evening I went to JEO and was able to see; Mountain Chiffchaff 2, Common Chiffchaff 2, Moustached Warbler...
Today we had 6 people visiting Al Abraq. Many migrating birds had moved on toward their wintering grounds. But even so there is always something interesting to see. Highlight this morning was Mountain Chiffchaff which Brian picked up....
Regular visit to Al Abraq with Brian and Rick produced following records: Spotted Eagle of morph ‘fulvescens’ 1, Black Kite 7, Pallid Harrier 1, Steppe Buzzard 3, Sparrowhaw 3, Shikra 2, Laughing Dove 3, Namaqua Dove 1, Scops...
An early morning to JPR turned out to be well-worthwhile, and I started off by photographing the Red-necked Phalaropes that have been around for a while now. This time, they came very close to where I was sitting....
SAANR provided to be a Steppe Eagle day. When I arrived to reserve with Simon desert was littered with Steppe Eagles. We estimated c. 60 Eagles but we saw only part of them. Strong wind kept them on...
At Sulaibikhat Bay: Dunlin 1200, Eurasian Curlew 184, Grey Heron 50, Grey Plover 20, Common Ringed Plover 5 At JEO: Greater Spotted Eagle 2, Marsh Harrier 2, Purple Heron 1, Turkestan Shrike 1, Red-backed Shrike 1, Pied Wheatear...
At Jahra Pool: Common Moorhen 100, Common Snipe 28, Marsh Sandpiper 20, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 4, Sand Martin 200, Barn Swallow 50, Little Grebe 5, Dunlin 25, Common Ringed Plover 10, Basra Reed Warbler 1, Great Reed Warbler 4,...
Rick, Brian and myself once again visited Al Abraq on Friday morning. First it looked that the place is quiet. After 1 hour or so good birds started to turn up including Shikra, Levant Sparrowhawk, adult male Red-breasted...