The Birds of Kuwait website
Al Jahra Reserve on 04/12/2024
Caucasian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus lorenzii Sightings: Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 1, Gadwall Mareca strepera strepera 4, Eurasian Teal Anas crecca crecca…
15-16-17/10/2024 at various sites
Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus male Jahra Pool Reserve 15/10/2025: Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 25, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1, Eurasian Collared Dove…
27/09/2024 birding in the evening at Al Khuwaisat
I spent three hours before sunset observing the migrating Steppe Eagles and other birds. It was a splendid experience, witnessing…
Abraq Al Habari again on 23/09/2024
Highlight of the day is a Shikra caught in flight. List of birds seen: Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 2, Pallid…
Abraq Al Habari 20/09/2024
I headed out in the afternoon after hearing the news about a Shikra and some interesting migrating birds in the…
14-19/09/2024 Jahra Pools Reserve and Mutla’a Ranch
Jahra Pool Reserve 19/09/2024 Grey-headed Swamphen 2, Common Snipe 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Wood Sandpiper 2, Little Stint 28, White-throated…
08-11/09/2024 at Al-Abraq and Jahra Reserve
Caucasian Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator niloticus… adult male showing its identity as subspecies niloticus. It has a broad wing bar,…
17-18/08/2024
A visit to the coastal area, at KISR side, on a scorching summer day, just before noon, revealed clear signs…
Oman birding trip report 30/06 to 5/7/2024
Juvenile Saunders’s Tern Sternula saundersi Oman is home to some unique bird species that are hard to find in the…
Saudi Arabia Tour 1-9 May 2024 by Birdsofkuwait.com
Participants: six participants, one leader, and one guide ‘AbdulRahman Alsirhan’ Written by: A Alsirhan Introduction: We were fortunate to see…
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