Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
Jahra Farms provides always something interesting. Today’s highlights were Grey Hypocolius and Indian Roller. Grey Hypocolius 5-6, Indian Roller 1, Robin 2, Bluethroat 1, Meadow Pipit 2, Water Pipit 5, Song Thrush 6. White Wagtail 2, Common Myna...
Mohd Khorshed has photographed a Stock Dove today, the 4th record for Kuwait. Also Mohd Khorshed has found and photographed a Cetti’s Warbler on 5th Nov. Today Rashed has photographed probably the same bird. Buff-bellied Pipit 1, Moustched...
Al Abraq is a real thrush capital of Kuwait at the moment. Out of 5 possible species I managed to see four with Khalid Al Ghanem. Photographing of them is another story. Blackbird 2, Song Thrush 4, Dark-throated Thrush 1,...
Ring Ouzel 1, Redwing 1, Blackbird 2, Song Thrush 4, European Robin 1 Ring Ouzel Blackbird European Robin
Black-necked Grebe 1, Hen Harrier 1, Water Pipit 2, Yellow Wagtail 2
At Pivot Fields: Hen Harrier 1, Greenshank 6, Collared Dove 200, Namaqua Dove 54, Cattle Egret 93, Grey Heron 2, Isabelline Shrike 2, Common Buzzard 9, Black Kite 8, Imperial Eagle 3, Common Starling 10, Common Kestrel 10,...
At Al-Abrag: Corn Bunting 20 and Meadow Pipit 1 both found by Rick Saval, Dark-throated Thrush 1, Redwing 1, Penduline Tit Hen Harrier by Rashed
At Al-Abrag: Dark-throated Thrush 1, Redwing 1, Common Blackbird 1. All found by Khaled Al-Ghanim. At JEO: Buff-bellied Pipit 1 (seen by Rashed), Water Pipit 20, Mountain Chiffchaff 10, White Wagtail 5, Spanish Sparrow 3, Great Reed Warbler...
At Sulaibikhat Bay: Black Headed Gull 300, “taimyrensis” Gull 1, Heuglin’s Gull 33, Greater Flamingo 300, Great Cormorant 150, Gull-billed Tern 10, Northern Shoveler 25, Mallard 20, Great Crested Tern 1 At Jahra Farms: Common Chiffchaff 2, Grey Hypocolius...
Rick spotted quickly Ring Ouzel in the morning which had moved to most densely wooded part of Al Abraq. My photos have been taken in a very poor light conditions. Even so the charasteristic featureres are well shown. An other good...
This isolated farm in the middle of desert is naturally a real migrant trap. Today I noticed arrival of half a dozen Song Thrushes and Kuwait’s 7th Ring Ouzel. Sparrowhawk 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 5, Green Sandpiper 1, Greenshank...
Today Mohammed Khorshed has found and photographed a Spur-winged Plover, the 7th record for Kuwait. Mohammed has been very active lately at Jahra East oufall, so now with Rashed they are surveying Jahra East nearly everyday. The record...
An Oriental Turtle Dove was seen at Al-Abraq by A. Al-Sirhan and R. Al-Hajji on 01/11/2009. Oriental Turtle Dove Photograph by A. Al-Sirhan
Green Island has been relatively reliable site for Red-vented Bulbul and Grey Hypocolius in winter and so it was also today. To my surprise I found a flock of 30+ Dead Sea Sparrows too. In recent days we have...
Today I went to Al-Abrag together with Rashed in search of the Penduline Tit and the Dead Sea Sparrow we managed to find both. Dead Sea Sparrow 3, Penduline Tit 5, European Robin 1, Turtle Dove 1, Spanish...
Today’s highlight was a flock of Penduline Tits. Richard Saval found the birds on previous day. So it was time to photograph these small masked beauties. Dead Sea Sparrows were still around too. I photographed birds posted below together...