27/06/2008 at Kubbar Island
White-cheeked Tern 450+ pairs (I have counted 450 pairs), Lesser Crested Tern 200+ (only rough estimation), Bridled Tern 500+ pairs (rough estimation), Tawny Pipit 1, Common Kestrel 2 White-cheeked Tern
Sightings
26/06/2008 at Jahra East Outfall
Willow Warbler 1, Little Grebe 1, Red-backed Shrike 1, Isabelline Shrike 2, European Reed Warbler 8, Great Reed Warbler 6, Little Bittern 3, Squacco Heron 2, Graceful Prinia 10+, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 2, Yellow Wagtail 2 (feldegg 1, beema 1),...
24/06/2008 at Tulha
Masked Shrike 1, Red-backed Shrike 3 (2males & 1female), Upcher’s Warbler 4, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 2, Marsh Warbler 3, Garden Warbler 1, Eastern Orphean Warbler 1, European Reed Warbler 1, Rufous tailed Scrub Warbler 6, Tawny Pipit 3,...
21/06/2008 at Tulha and Jahra East Outfall
At Tulha: Upcher’s Warbler 12, Garden Warbler 1, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 3, Marsh Warbler 2, European Reed Warbler 4, Whitethroat 1, Ortolan Bunting 2, Red-backed Shrike 1 (male), Woodchat Shrike 1, Tawny Pipit 2, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin 3, Common...
20/06/208 at Jahra East Outfall
European Reed Warbler 6, Clamorous Reed Warbler 1,Blackcap 1, Pied Wheatear 1, Pied Avocet 1, Sandwich Tern 6, Little Tern 10+, White-winged Black Tern 30+, Oystercatcher 1, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Cream-coloured Courser 4, Slender-billed Gull 50+, Yellow Wagtail 3 (2...
19/06/2008 at Sulaibiya Pivot Fields
European Roller 6, Cattle Egret 18, Little Ringed Plover 1, Lesser Grey Shrike 1, Red-backed Shrike 1 male, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Common Quail 4, Namaqua Dove 6, Lesser Kestrel 6, Squacco Heron 1, Cream-coloured Courser 1, Spanish Sparrow 7, Barn...
A two day trip to Cyprus, 6-7 June 2008
This was my first trip to Cyprus; I have seen 12 new birds. Seeing the birds is one thing, photographing them is another, so my time was divided between the two activities and thus I missed many photographic opportunities....
10/06/2008 at JEO a Black Tern 6th record found by Rashed
Today Rashed has found and photographed a Black Tern which constitutes the sixth record for Kuwait. Black Tern.
6/6/2008 at JEO a Red Phalarope, 3rd record found by Rashed.
Rashed has found and photographed a Red Phalarope which is the 3rd record for Kuwait. Red Phalarope.
24/05/2008 a trip to Kubbar Island.
Bridled Tern 1000+ pairs, White-cheeked Tern 100+ pairs, Lesser-crested Tern 100+ pairs, Socotra Cormorant 4, Garden Warbler 1, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 2, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1, Lesser Kestrel 2, European Roller 1, Black-eared Wheatear 2, Marsh Warbler 2, Willow Warbler...
23/05/2008 Lappet-faced Vulture relocated at Tulha
Brian and me decided to try Lappet-faced Vulture today altough the bird wasn’t seen on previous day. After 4 hours search we couldn’t find anything else than several migrants. We saw 3 Upcher’s Warblers, 1 Syke’s Warbler, 2 Barred...
21/05/2008 Lappet-faced Vulture at Tulha, a first for Kuwait
Lappet-faced Vulture 1, White-winged Tern 1, Garden Warbler 1, Barred Warbler 2, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin 4, Northern Wheatear 2, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 2, Whinchat 1, Corncrake 1, Comon Redstarts 3, European Roller 1, Red-backed Shrike 3, Spotted Flycatcher 4,...
09/05/2008 at Abraq Al Habari
Several of us (Brian, Rick, Pekka (non-stop from Cyprus to Al-Abraq!), Ina and myself) enjoyed a trip to Al-Abraq, which was full of migrants. Thankfully, there was only little shooting, but the hunters were using bee-eaters and martins...
Week 04/05 – 08/05/2008 at KISR, Shuwaikh
The lawns at KISR have become a little quieter over the past 2 weeks, but still have an interesting variety of birds. During the past two weeks, there has been a large influx of Red-backed Shrikes, but wheatears...
07/05/2008 at southwest of JEO
This evening I had a call from Rashed inviting me to photograph a Rosy Starling that he found. There were many Yellow Wagtail, Wood sandpipers, Little Bittern 2, Squacco Heron 3, Red-necked Phalarope 20+, Ruff 9, Curlew Sandpiper...
06/05/2008 at JEO
There were 59 species at JEO found during less than two hours: Red-necked Phalarope 48, Woodchat Shrike 1, Red-backed Shrike 9, Red-throated Pipit 20+, Aquacco Heron 4, Common Sandpiper 5, Common Morhen 3, Little Stint 160+, Ruddy Turnstone 8,...