Yesterday Markus Craig reported a presumed Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis together with a Pale Martina Riparia diluta. Today he relocates the birds alert us in WhatsApp group. I rushed right away to find the four...
I’ve been birding with Kari Haataja and Hannu Palojarvi for last 5 days. The highlights of the trip have been Taiga Flycatcher and Black Drongo. We have had many other nice species as well....
Today at Pivot Fields Rashed Al-Hajji was able to photograph a Pectoral Sandpiper which would the first record for Kuwait if accepted by KORC.
On 31st July Khaled Al-Ghanem had photographed a Striated Heron, Butorides striata at Sulaibikhat Bay, which is a first for Kuwait. There were no past records of this species in Kuwait (The Birds of the State of...
The Savi’s Warbler has bred in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and has been suspected to breed in Kuwait (G. Gregory 2005). This morning there were three birds at JEO one of which...
Al Abraq didn’t produce much this morning. Brian and myself were still pleased to find European Nightjar. Most of the migrants have gone through. The biggest surprise that we had today happened at Jahra...
African Darter Anhinga (melanogaster) rufa is a new species for Kuwait was found and photographed by OSk members today at Jahra Pool reserve. It was Rashed who first paid attention to the bird identified it. This morning...
I heard from Khalid Al-Ghanem about Mongolian Finches on previous day. Today I went to the site with Simon Price to see the birds by ourselves. First we saw two Trumpeter Finches but soon...
On 5/03/2009 Khaled Al-Ghanem has found a first record for Kuwait a Mongolian Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes mongolicus. The bird was found in Sabah Al-Ahmed Natural Reserve in a flock of up to six, but today...
Ouda Al-Bathalie a member of Kuwait Birding forum has asked me to see what he thinks a new bird for Kuwait at his farm. This morning Rashed and I went to his farm and photographed...
In the morning I decided to visit Jahra Farms. After seeing many interesting birds I came across with Phylloscopus-species that I first thaught to be either Willow Warbler or Chiff Chaff. Since I was carrying quite...
Brian and me decided to try Lappet-faced Vulture today altough the bird wasn’t seen on previous day. After 4 hours search we couldn’t find anything else than several migrants. We saw 3 Upcher’s Warblers, 1...
Lappet-faced Vulture 1, White-winged Tern 1, Garden Warbler 1, Barred Warbler 2, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin 4, Northern Wheatear 2, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 2, Whinchat 1, Corncrake 1, Comon Redstarts 3, European Roller 1, Red-backed Shrike...
On 27/04/2008 the French group found an Oriental Pratincole at JEO at dusk, next day the bird was not relocated. I then re-read the article in Dutch Birding 27:1-35 (2005) by G. Driessens & L....
The following has just been posted at WestPalBirds@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Richard Bonser: A Lesser Frigatebird has been seen and photographed this evening at Zour Port, southern Kuwait by visiting English birders- a national...
