Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
Al-Abraq was quiet on 3rd April, except for few migrating birds which were: Apr 3, 2016 9:09 AM – 11:55 AM Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) 5, Steppe Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) 1, Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1,...
This morning was a clear sign that spring migration has really begun. Most common migrants were Willow Warblers and Redstarts. However, there were many others too like Semicollared Flycatchers 3-4, Spotted Crake 2, Savi’s Warbler 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater...
Highlights of today: Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 4, Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 1 (Yesterday), Lilith Owl Athene noctua lilith 1, Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius 1, Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens 5, Kurdistan Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna 3, Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 8, Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei 1 (At Al-Abraq), Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis...
At Al-Abraq (By A. Al-Sirhan): Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei 1, Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus 1, Pallid Scops-Owl Otus brucei 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 2, Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1, Common Chiffchaff (Scandinavian) Phylloscopus collybita abietinus 5, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa...
I visited Al Abraq with 4 Katalonians in hope to see Shikra. It was elusive but we saw Black-shouldered Kite instead. Other notable birds were Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Bittern, Hobby and two Hoopoe Larks on the way and...
Asian Shikra (Accipiter (badius) cenchroides) 2, Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) 4,Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamisicus) 1, Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) 1, Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 1, Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) 3 Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) 5.
I visited Al Abraq this morning alone. Obviously the following night had been pretty good for migrants. Uppcher’s Warbler, Syke’s Warbler, several Olivaceous Warblers, Barred Warbler 2, Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat several, Red-breasted Flycatcher 1, Spotted Fly many,...
I saw some migrants this morning like Grey Wagtail 4, Tawny Pipit 4, Yellow Wagtail ssp. feldeg c. 30 and one ssp. beema, singing Corn Bunting, obviously the same Redstart ssp. samamisicus which Neil Tovey saw almost a...
In Al Abraq I saw the following: White Stork, Squacco Heron 13, Accipiter sp, Hoopoe 5, Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail feldegg 10 and Hume’s Leaf Warbler was still around. Chiff Chaffs were really numerous practically everywhere. I met...
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 2, Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 2, Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1, Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) 8, Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 2,, Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1, Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 1, Hume’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus...
I wanted to see Long-eared Owls that was found by Khaled Al Ghanim on Dec. 5th. So I drove this morning long trip alone. With a kind help by many and especially Neil Tovey I finally managed to...
Today was a big birding day, with some good rarities. First the 8th record of Ring Ouzel, second 5th record of Long-eared Owl, also there was one/two Hume’s Leaf Warbler (5th). All these records are subject to acceptance by...
This morning Mohd Khorshed found a Rock Bunting which is a 4th if accepted by KORC, also Yesterday Hamad Bouresli found the 2nd record of Goldcrest if accepted by KORC. I thus went this morning to see the...
27/03/2014 at Al-Abraq: Little Egret 11,Squacco Heron 10, Black-crowned Night-Heron 7, Pallid Harrier 2, Turkestan Shrike 3, Common Chiffchaff 7, Eurasian Blackcap 4, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Semi-collared Flycatcher 5, Common Redstart 12, Mauryan Grey Shrike 1, Caspian Stonechat 3, Namaqua...
My visit today to Al Abraq shows that spring migration is in full swing. I had 4 Redstarts of race samamisicus which always migrate before ordinary Redstarts. I saw 2 Grey Wagtails, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters, Great...
This morning I went with Dr Gary Brown to Jahra East Outfall where we saw, Purpel Swamphen 16 of which 4 were grey-headed, Eurasian Spoonbill 5, Mallard 6, Eurasian Teal 4, Ferruginous Duck 8, Garganey 5, Pallid Swift...