The Birds of Kuwait website
Birdwatching on 09-10/10/2018
Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciatus, juvenile. Jahra Pools Reserve (10/09/2018): Garganey Spatula querquedula 1, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 2, Great Crested…
Birdwatching on 3-4/09/2018
Passerine migration is picking up momentum in the last few days, but raptor migration has not yet started, although a…
Birdwatching on 02/09/2018
Birds were seen at Jahra Pools Reserve: Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1, Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1, Common…
Birdwatching on 30/08/2018
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Al-Shallal’s Farm: Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 4, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 4, Eurasian Wryneck…
Birdwatching on 29/08/2018
Today I went to JPR just a couple of hours before sunset. I found this strange-looking Temminck’s Stint. Although it…
Birding at Jahra Pool Reserve and Jahra Farms on 28/08/2018
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Mauryan Grey Shrike Lanius lahotra pallidirostris A couple…
White-eyed Gull, a first for Kuwait! On 22/05/2018
Omar Al-Shaheen has found a White-eyed Gull this afternoon at Jahra Pools Reserve, a first for Kuwait! I went their…
Pied Stonechat, 2nd for Kuwait at 12/05/2018
This morning Dr. Aref Al-Awadi of Environmental Lens group has found a Pied Stonechat, the 2nd for Kuwait if accepted…
Birdwatching on 07/05/2018
Jahra Farms I visited Jahra Farms this morning not so much to see my second collared Flycatcher in Kuwait but…
Birdwatching on 04/05/2018
Bassel Abi Jummaa found today a Collared Flycatcher, the second record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC. I went there…
Birdwatching Tours in Kuwait
Welcome to the Kuwait Birdwatching Tours. We offer the best birdwatching and bird guiding tours in the Eastern Southern corner of the Western Palearctic. Thus, we have several bird specialties.
The Winter Tour
The Winter Tour focuses on finding very interesting bird specialties. These include Asian shikra, Hypocolius, Crab Plover, Crested Honey Buzzard, Eversmann’s Redstart, Indian Roller, Pallid Scops Owl, Red-tailed Wheatear, Hume’s Leaf Warbler, Afghan Babbler. Also, we offer custom-tailored birding trips in Kuwait.
Follow this link to see what Kuwait Birding Tours has to offer.
Birding Sites in Kuwait
This is the page that includes all birdwatching sites in Kuwait. When visiting Kuwait, as a birdwatcher/birder, one needs to know where to go for birdwatching. I compiled this list of birding sites to help birdwatchers know where to go and what to expect there. There is a diversity of birdwatching sites that is interesting; from the plain desert, where you see lark, wetlands such as the famous Jahra Pools Reserve, and desert oases such as Abraq al Habari, the Jal al Zour ridges, and the coastal areas. Thus there is a diversity of birds in this small country. The Birdwatching Sites page also includes a state-of-the-art interactive map of all birding sites in Kuwait. See it here!
Kuwait Bird List
The Bird of Kuwait List is the official Kuwait Bird List, validated, endorsed, and approved by Kuwait Ornithological Rarities Committee (KORC). The Kuwait Bird Checklist is reviewed and updated after every KORC meeting. The status of each bird in the Kuwait bird list is stated under each species’ name and is what KORC has agreed upon based on our current knowledge. The Highest Daily Count (HDC) is stated under the status is taken from the past database and is now heavily dependent on data obtained from data entered in eBird.org or from records reported directly to me from trusted birders. See the list here.
The Kuwait Bird Photo Gallery
I have compiled a bird photo gallery of all the bird species recorded in Kuwait. The gallery includes some status text now, but I will be adding more text and distribution maps, both local and worldwide, as I finish them. I will be adding more photos shortly when I am not busy.
Please visit the Kuwait Bird Photo gallery here link…
Hi Jenny, Yes, I do remember when I guided you. I will be doing bird watching tour in Saudi Arabia…
Hi, when I stayed in Kuwait about 7 years ago, you took my husband and I into the desert for…
Beautiful collection
Thanks, Paul, Abdulrahman