29/10/2022 at Al-Shaheed Park and then at various sites
I saw a report on eBird.org that a Striated Heron was seen at Al-Shaheed Park. I went in the morning but had no luck with the bird. It is the 8th record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC.
However, the good news is that the Indian Roller is staying at Mutla’a Ranch, so hopefully, the coming visitors to Kuwait next month will have a good chance of seeing this species.
Highlights of the Day:
Indian Roller, and Red-tailed Wheatear.
Al Shaheed Park
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 25, Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 4, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 16, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 3, Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1, Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus 3 , Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica 5.
KISR West
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 200, Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 250, Armenian Gull Larus armenicus 2, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 22.
Sulaibikhat Traditional Cafe
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 40, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 4, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 80, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 5, Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 8, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 45, Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 8, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 7, Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 6, Dunlin Calidris alpina 400, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 4, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 15, Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola 36, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 45, Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 300, Heuglin’sGull Larus fuscus heuglini 3, Steppe Gull Larus fuscus barabensis 2, Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 4, Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 21, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 16, Great Egret Ardea alba 2, Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis schistacea 37.
Mutla’a Ranch
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 5, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2, Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 12, Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 2.
Outside of SAANR
Crested Lark Galerida cristata 2, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 1, Persian Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia 1.
Al Shaheed Park on 30/10/2022
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1, Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides 1, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 4, Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1, Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1, Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1.