Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
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...
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....
Today Rashed has found and photographed a Black Tern which constitutes the sixth record for Kuwait. Black Tern.
Rashed has found and photographed a Red Phalarope which is the 3rd record for Kuwait. Red Phalarope.
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
The Pivot Fields were alive with migrants over the weekend. Other birders (Brian, Pekka et al.) also turned up. The following species were noted: Little Bittern 3, Purple Heron 2, Squacco Heron 30+, Cattle Egret 80+, Glossy Ibis...
Al Abraq was once again full of migrants. Best were Corncrake 2, Basra Reed Warbler 2, Common Rosefinch 1, Night Heron 3, White Stork 1, Golden Oriole 1 and late Stonechat. Marsh Warblers were just everywhere. Shooting was this...
Basra Reed Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 1, White-throated Robin 5 (females), Blackcap 3, Ruff 1, Little Stint 1, Ortolan Bunting 6, Common Chiffchaff 4, Spotted Flycatcher 3, Red-backed Shrike 2, Isabelline Shrike ssp. phoenicuroides 2, ssp. isabellinus 1,...
A trip to Failaka Island produced an Arctic Skua 1, Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush 3, Slender-billed Gull 9, Great Cormorant 1. Great Cormorant. Arctic Skua.
French team found Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), first for Kuwait if accepted by KORC, in late afternoon on 27 April at JEO. Therefore we tried this morning to relocate the bird but unfortunately in vain. However, as a...