04/03/2021 at Jahra Pools Reserve
A short visit to Jahra Pools Reserve produced few birds but had some good photos of Black-crowned Night Heron which were 68 at there roost and breeding site and thought of sharing them.
Bird Sightings from Kuwait Blog
31/01/2021 at Sulaibikhat Bay
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 530, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 15, Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 95, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 45, Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 25, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 2, Broad-billed Sandpiper...
Sri Lanka 10-20 December 2019
Participants: AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan, Chris Lansdell and Graham Sorrie Written by: A Al-Sirhan Sri Lanka is officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon. It was once known as...
07/12/2020 Forest Wagtail, the second for Kuwait
This morning I was contacted by Omar saying there is a Forest wagtail at Jahra Pools Reserve. Khaled Al-Ghanem found the bird this morning. I rushed there but waited for some time, moved forward...
14/10/2020 at Pivot Fields
Highlights: Asian Shikra and Sociable Lapwings. Birds seen today: Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 200, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 8, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 4, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 20, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 40,...
13/10/2020 at Al-Abraq
Highlights: Male Shikra Al-Abraq produced the following: Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 3, Black-winged Kite (Asian)Elanus caeruleus vociferus 1, Asian Shikra Accipiter (badius) cenchroides 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2, Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 1,...
08/10/2020 Indian Roller at Pivot Fields
I paid a short visit to the Sulaibiya Pivot Fields for the Indian Roller, found yesterday by Aju P John. After about half an hour, the bird was just overhead along the road!Today’s highlight:...
07/10/2020 at Al Abraq
This morning at Al Abraq I met Khaled Al-Ghanem and Abdulmohsen Al-Surayea. We stayed chatting together and birding this oasis for three hours.Highlights of the day, again Crested Honey Buzzards and Shikras. They are...
05/10/2020 at Pivot Fields
A morning visit to Pivot Fields produced the following: Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 80, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 2, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 13, Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 1, Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 6, White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus...
04/10/2020 at Al Abraq
An early morning visit to Al Abraq produced 3 Shikras, Ménétries’s Warbler and Common Quail.The list of today include the following: Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 2, Shikra Accipiter badius...
30/09/2020 at Al Abraq
I arrived at Al Abraq at 6:30 to find both Mike Pope and Khaled Al-Ghanem arrived 30 minutes ahead of me.We moved around then stopped in the shade watching raptors as they come and...
27/09/2020 at Al-Abraq
This morning, again I went to Al-Abraq, early in the morning. I arrived an hour after sunrise and raptors started flying around low in the farm. They were lots of Black-eared Kites, Steppe Buzzards...
21/09/2020 at Al-Abraq
An early morning visit to Al Abraq showed little migration. At the beginning I had an Arabian Grey Shrike which is a very rare bird in Kuwait (11 records), although it had bred a...
14/09/2015 at Mutla’a Ranch
A short visit to Mutla’a Ranch produced the following species, migration in Autumn is quick so most of the birds stop over for a couple of days or so and leave. Booted Warbler was...
10/09/2020 Bay-backed Shrike first for Kuwait and Western Palearctic if accepted by KORC
This morning I had a call from Rashed Al-Hajji telling me he found a Bay-backed Shrike!!!!The bird has a distribution that include all Indian subcontinent, extends north through Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.It also extends...
10-18 November 2019 Autumn Tour
Day 1: 11/11/2019 KISR western side outfall We left the hotel at 6 AM to arrive our first site. Looking through the telescope for less than half a minute I relocated the Lesser Flamingo...
07/11/2019 at Jahra Farms and Jal Al-Zor
This morning I went to Jahra Farms, having a feeling that the Black-throated Thrush should have arrived by now as two weeks earlier one was found in Pivot Fields. I didn’t find any interesting...
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