10/02/2008 at Subiya Power Station and Al Shallal’s Farm
Today at Subiya, Purple Sunbird 1, Desert Warbler 2, Desert Wheatear 2, Isabelline Wheatear 2.At Subiya Farm, Sparrowhawk 1, Menetries’s Warbler 1, Southern Grey Shrike 1.
Sightings
8/02/2008 Some recent photographs by Rashed Al-Hajji
Yesterday 7/2 rashed photographed some Barn Swallows, a photogaph of two is shown below. On 6/2 a Song Thrush On 5/2 a Black-winged Stilt and a Glossy Ibis Glossy Ibis On 4/2 Rashed photographed a Marsh Sandpiper, a...
Some recent photographs by Rashed.
On 1/02/2008 Rashed photographed a European Robin along 6th Road behind the Pivot Fields Farms. On 30/01/2008 Rashed photographed a Citrine Wagtail. On 28/01/2008 Rashed photographed a Barn Swallow. On 21/01/2007 Rashed photographed a Short-eared Owl.
2/02/2008 at Green Island and Kabd Reserve
Yesterday Brian Foster took the two visiting birders from Britain to SAANR, they managed to see the Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia, and the Dunn’s Larks, then they went to Abdali Farms and saw 9 Common Babblers. Today guided by Brian...
31/01/2008 With two birders from Britain arriving today.
This morning I met Ernie Davis and Lee Evan at 7:40 am, we headed straight to Kuwait University searching for the Indian Roller, we searched all over the place without finding it. At the University, they saw a...
29/01/2008 at Kuwait University and Subiya Power Station
I went with Rashed to Kuwait University and then Sulaibiya, we found the Blackbird and the Black Redstart and two Red-vented Bulbuls at Kuwait University. At Sulaibiya we found a Black Redstart, a Menetries’s Warbler and a number...
28/01/2008 at Kuwait University
Kuwait University is becoming a good birding site recently, Rashed has found, an ochruros ssp. of Black Redstart, Blackbird and a common quail. His photographs are below. The Blackbird. The Black Redstart ssp. ochruros, with a wing bar....
23/01/2008 at Sulaibikhat Bay
This afternoon I went to Sulaibikhat Bay at high tide, unfortunately there were no gulls, but there was a flock of Crab Plovers, Resdhanks and Greater Sand Plovers. Below is a photpgraph of a Crab Plover, a resident breeder, Kuwait is...
21/01/2008 at Kuwait University and Jahra East Outfall
Rashed and I had photographed a Short-eared Owl at JEO, at Kuwait University Rashed also photographed a Red-vented Bulbul.The Short-eared Owl by A. Al-Sirhan.
20/01/2008 at Abraq Al Habari and Sulaibikhat Bay.
On 20/01/2008 Rashed had photographed an two Armenian Gulls and a female Black Redstart, his photographs are shown below. At Al-Abraq I found 2 European Robins, 12 Chiffchffs and a Common Redstart. The adult Armenian Gull. The first winter...
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18/01/2008 at Jahra East Outfall
At JEO Rashed had photographed a Clamorous Reed Warbler , his photograph is shown below.
17/1/2008 at Green Island, SAANR and Abraq Al Habari
Today the visiting groups went to Green Island and saw 24 Grey Hypocolius, then left to SAANR where they saw Macqueen’s Bustard 1, Red-tailed Wheatear 5, Desert Warbler 7, Mourning Wheatear 30, Finsch’s Wheatear 4, Trumpeter Finch 10,...
15/01/2008 at Kuwait University – Shuwaikh
1 Masked Shrike, 1 Red-wattled Lapwing were at Kuwait University, Shuwaikh. At JEO there were many Barn Swallows, but Rashed has seen today and yesterday a Bonelli’s Eagle and one House Martin. Below is my photograph of a Barn...
09/01/2008 at Jahra East Outfall
At JEO he found and photographed a Little Grebe, Glossy Ibis, Shouthern Grey Shrike and a Common Kingfisher.The Glossy Ibis below. The Little Grebe A Steppe Grey Shrike
09/01/2008 at Abdali Farms
1 European Stonechat, 6 Red-wattled Lapwings, 5+ Common Babblers, 1 Southern Grey Shrike. Below are the photographs of the Common Babbler.
08/01/2008 at Green Island and Jahra East Outfall
3 Red-vented Bulbuls, 8+ Common Mynas, 4 Barred Warblers (wintering), 4+ Collared Doves, 1 White-throated Kingfisher, 2+ Laughing Doves, 2 Common Cormorant, 1 Redshank, 1 White-cheeked/ Red-vented Bulbul hybrid, with a head battern of a White-cheeked and a...