25/1/2009 at Abdaly Farms
After quick visit to Jahra Farms, where we managed to see Shikra and Bank Mynas, we headed to Abdaly. At our arrival all Red-wattled Lapwings were flying and we got a new Highest Daily Count of 32 birds....
Sightings
24/1/2009 on Green Island, at Souq Sharq and Jahra Farms
Visitors from England, Dominic Mitchell and Royston Beddard + myself, visited Green Island this morning for Hypocolius and Red-vented Bulbul which were present. Later short stop at Souq Sharq produced, thanks to Dominic, a Common Gull which is...
14/1/2009 at Abdaly Farms
Short visit to Abdaly to check that Common Babblers and Red-wattled Lapwings are around. I saw at least three Common Babblers and 23 Red-wattled Lapwings. On my way back to Kuwait City I also checked former Purple Sunbird site...
8/1/2009 at Sulaibiya Pivot Fields
Great Egret 2, Little Egret 2, Night Heron 3, Cattle Egret 4, Grey Heron 15, Cormorant 10, Kestrel 3, Sparrowhawk 2, Shikra 1, Imperial Eagle 2, Greater Spotted Eagle 2, Long-legged Buzzard 3, Common Buzzard 1, Black Kite...
05/01/2009 at Abraq Al Habari
Pekka and AbdulRahman went to Al-Abraq today to reclocate the Hume’s Leaf Warbler (2nd record) after hearing the bird calls a number of time we finally managed to see the bird and Pekka managed to photograph it as well. Birds that were seen...
Update to 1/1/2009 at Abraq Al Habari
While chasing Hume’s Leaf Warbler on New Year’s day Mike and myself independently saw a raptor approaching fields. We both photographed that bird from different positions. Later on we looked at our pictures just to see Honey Buzzard type of...
4/1/2009 at Sulaibiya Pivot Fields
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) attacks Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarius) Sociable Plover pays back. The following is by Abdulrahman
3/1/2009 at Jahra Farms
At Al-Abraq AbdulRahman has photographed the Dark-throated Thrush Turdus [ruficollis] atrogularis, his photograph is shown below: Brief visit to Jahra Farms with AbdulRahman in late afternoon produced some nice records. Indian Roller 1, Dark-throated Thrush 1, Blackbird 1, Song...
2/1/2009 at Jahra East Outfall and Jahra Farms
Today I had just relaxed photographing of birds at JEO. Little Crake (Porzana parva) Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) Jahra Farms provided a good opportunity to photograph an immature Rose-coloured Starling. Rose-coloured Starling (Sturnus roseus)
1/1/2009 at Pivot Fields and at Al Abraq Al Habari
Our main goal this morning was to photograph Sociable Plovers but mist and skittish birds were too big obstacle. However, AbdulRahman and Mike managed to see young Barbary Falcon and I was lucky to find Stock Dove which...
29/12/2008 at Kabd Reserve
A final trip to Kebd during 2008 was not very productive. The Black-crowned Sparrow-larks, very much in evidence just a few weeks earlier, had all vanished, no doubt foraging in other parts of the area than usual. Several...
31/12/2008 at Al Abraq Al Habari and Jahra Farms
Belgian group (Dirk Colin, Kris De Rouck and Jan Celis) found Hume’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus humei) on 28. Dec. 2008 at Al Abraq,. This will be just a second record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC. Today we were able to relocate...
30/12/2008 at Sulaibiya Pivot Fields and Jahra Farms
At Pivot Fields it was, of course, the main target for us to see wintering birds. We tried to see Sociable Plovers again which were still there. Northern Lapwing 100+, Sociable Plover 3, Red-wattled Lapwing 1, European Golden Plover...
27/12/2008 at Jahra Farms
At Jahra Farms: Woodlark 2 (first seen yesterday by Rashed Al-Hajji), Indian Roller 1, White-throated Kingfisher 1, Meadow Pipit 1, White-eared Bulbul 10, Rose-ringed Parakeet 4. At East Doha: Mew (Common) Gull 1 seen by Pekka and the Belgian...
13/12/2008 at Jahra Farms
Shikra 1, Indian Roller 1, White-cheeked Bulbul 20+, Rose-ringed Parakeet 6, White-throated Kingfisher 1, Laughing Dove 10+, Song Thrush 5, Robin 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, White Wagtail 3, Water Pipit 4, Meadow Pipit 1, Isabelline Shrike 1. Shikra,...
12/12/2008 at Abraq Al Habari, SAANR and Jahra Farms
Wintering birds have arrived and settled down. Al Abraq holds Dark-throated Thrush. At least two Red-tailed Wheatears are in SAANR and Jahra Farms has Indian Roller and Shikra. Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)