I visited these sites in the morning. Jahra Farms namely Ali’s farm yeldied my first Semi-collared Flycatcher this spring. Bank Mynas and White-throated Kingfishers are breeding now. At Jahra Pool Reserve I photographed Marsh Sandpiper in breeding plumage....
Simon Price and myself found first Woodlark and later on Richard Saval spotted Chaffinch. We saw also several Bank Mynas, two White-throated Kingfishers and few Rose-ringed Parakeets. Woodlark (Lullula arborea) Photograph by Pekka Fågel Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Photograph...
Grey Hypocolius that I photographed this morning is one out of nine birds. Few days ago I had 18 on Green Island and first birds arrived about two weeks ago. Otherwise Jahra Farms had essentially same species as...
Update to this posting: Seems that the ID of the bird is correct. I have received couple of confirmations outside of Kuwait stating that indeed the bird is Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— This morning I just did...
I checked quite thoroughly Jahra Farms for Indian Roller this morning. I found only one European Roller.( However, Rashed photographed Indian Roller at Pivot Fields yesterday). At Jahra Farms I saw also a flock of 4 Grey Hypocolius...
I visited this morning Jahra Farms with Brian Foster and Simon Price. We saw among others these birds: Indian Roller 1, Barn Swallow 6, House Martin 1, Yellow Wagtail 15, White-cheeked Bulbul 4, Bluethroat 1, White-throated Robin 1,...
It was nice to see old friend, Indian Roller, which I farewelled in last May before going for summer holidays. Originally the bird was found by Rashed Al Hajji on 10th. October 2008 and it has stayed ever...
Yesterday Rashed had found a Great Snipe at Jahra Farms, so today Pekka and I went to Jahra Farms and found the Great Snipe which is a rare bird that had not been seen for a number of...
It was a true surprise to come across with Indian Roller at this time of the year. My best guess is that this bird, which was first seen on 10th Oct. 2008, is the same. It probably visits...
White-throated Kingfisher 2 ( amale and female in courtship feeding), Bank Myna 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Common Myna 2, Common Chiffchaff 10, Songthrush 6, Siberian Stonechat 1, Common Redstart 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Red-rumped Swallow 4, Rose-necked Parakeet 4,...
Together with a Canadian Visitor, Gordon Saunders we started from Kuwait Bay to Sulaibikhat Bay to produce the following: Armenian Gull 30 (maximum daily count so far), Steppe Gull 53, Lesser Black-backed Gull (fuscus) 1, Siberian Gull (heuglini) 3,...
At JEO: Curlew Sandpiper 500, Common Shelduck 60, Mallard 55, Eurasian Wigeon 5, Grey Plover 180, Northern Shoveler 1, Pied Wheatear 1, Siberian Stonechat ssp. variegatus 1, Desert Wheatear 1, Isabelline Wheatear 1, Steppe Eagle 1 At Jahra...
I visited this morning with Simon Price and Jens Toettrup Abdaly Farms and later on Jahra Farms for their special birds. At Abdaly Farms we had Red-wattled Lapwing c. 20, Common Babbler 4, Southern Grey Shrike 1, Isabelline Shrike...
Visitors from England, Dominic Mitchell and Royston Beddard + myself, visited Green Island this morning for Hypocolius and Red-vented Bulbul which were present. Later short stop at Souq Sharq produced, thanks to Dominic, a Common Gull which is...
At Al-Abraq AbdulRahman has photographed the Dark-throated Thrush Turdus [ruficollis] atrogularis, his photograph is shown below: Brief visit to Jahra Farms with AbdulRahman in late afternoon produced some nice records. Indian Roller 1, Dark-throated Thrush 1, Blackbird 1, Song...
Today I had just relaxed photographing of birds at JEO. Little Crake (Porzana parva) Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) Jahra Farms provided a good opportunity to photograph an immature Rose-coloured Starling. Rose-coloured Starling (Sturnus roseus)