Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours
During a boat trip to Kubbar Island with Giancarlo Marconi, on our return to Kuwait City, Giancarlo spotted a bird, and we asked the skipper to steer in its direction. We managed to take several photographs, and upon...
I spent just an hour before sunset and found a beautiful, confiding Turkestan Shrike, an Isabelline Shrike, and an Ortolan Bunting.
Desert Finch and Afghan Babbler were the highlights of the short visit to south of Kuwait. Flight shot of some of the birds seen today.
Migration has begun gradually, with early arrivals including Pied and Eastern Black-eared, Northern Wheatears, Common Redstart, and Common Rock Thrush since the first of March. A Greater Spotted Cuckoo—rare in Kuwait—was also spotted just two days ago. Al...
An Indian Pond Heron was spotted yesterday by Paul Doniol-Valcroze, marking the 3rd record for Kuwait and the Western Palearctic. I visited the site this morning and had my first look at the bird. In the evening, I...
A Calandra Lark was spotted at the United Poultry Pivot Fields by Adrian Jordi on 29th December 2024, marking the 5th record for Kuwait. This morning, I had the opportunity to visit the site and was fortunate to...
Cinereous Vulture at Pivot Fields, White-tailed Eagle and Lesser Flamingo at Jahra Reserve At Sulaibiya Pivot Fields: Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis5, Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus20, Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis2, Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus vociferus2, Black Vulture Aegypius monachus1,...
Sightings: Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 1, Gadwall Mareca strepera strepera 4, Eurasian Teal Anas crecca crecca 1, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 3, Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1,...
Jahra Pool Reserve 15/10/2025: Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 25, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 30, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 8, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 10, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 15, Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus...
Jahra Pool Reserve 19/09/2024 Grey-headed Swamphen 2, Common Snipe 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Wood Sandpiper 2, Little Stint 28, White-throated Kingfisher 1, Turkestan Shrike 2, Isabelline Shrike 3, Woodchat Shrike 1, Greater Short-toed Lark 24, Ehrenberg’s Redstart (Phoenicurus...
A visit to the coastal area, at KISR side, on a scorching summer day, just before noon, revealed clear signs of migration as both migrating and wintering birds began to arrive. European Bee-eaters were feeding on the wing...
Today is eBird October Big Day, so I decided to go to Jahra Pools Reserve; migration is still going on; I enjoyed two Booted Eagles flying overhead together, resident birds included two lapwing species and a number of...
I am experiencing my first autumn birding in Kuwait this season! I was away from the country before, so I anticipate observing some bird migration. Despite the hot weather, I chose to go birdwatching today, eager to witness...
Three Honey Buzzards were at Ahmadi Town today. The Crested Honey Buzzard subspecies orientalis is a common wintering bird in Kuwait. Only recently became a common wintering bird in Eastern Arabia.
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....
I went birding again with Stamatis Zogaris, who is currently visiting Kuwait for work. The weather was OK in the morning, 24 degrees celsius at 7 am.We went to Mutla’a Ranch. The first bird that caught our attention...