Spring Tour Report 12-20 April 2019

Tour participants (from left to right): Paul Nilsson (Danish), Marc Lucas (Belgium), Gordon Cox (British), Graham Clarke (Irish), Jim John Christensen (Danish), Anders Hammergart (Danish), AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan (Tour leader), Daniel Mauras (French), Nicholas Watmough (British).

Day 1: 13/04/2019

Arrived at Jahra Farms, ate our breakfast, and started to search for the Bank Myna. At the end we had seen four birds. This is our first target.

Jahra Farms

Apr 13, 2019 7:28 AM – 9:51 AM

14 species

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 1, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 5, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 2, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 6, Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 10, Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 1, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 17, Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 4, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 3, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 35.

Our next destination was Mutla’a Ranch, we were hoping to find migrants species, as this an oasis an attraction for migrants.

Mutla’a Ranch

Apr 13, 2019 10:26 AM – 12:09 PM

22 species

European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 9, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 5, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 4, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 1, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 4, Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 5, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 3, Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 5, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 3, Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 9, Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1, Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 1, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 3, Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 2, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 4, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1.

We then went to Liyah Reserve, a desert reserve with an artificial pool that again attracts migrants. We were trying to find a Menetries and Desert Warbler, the wintering species, but no luck, instead we had a 21 Pale Rockfinches.

Liyah Reserve – Northern Section

Apr 13, 2019 12:32 PM – 2:48 PM

21 species

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1, Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1, Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis1, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 2, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura 5, Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti 1, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 7, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 2, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 5, White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 5, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 2, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 5, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 1, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 7, Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla 21.

We decided to end the day at the coast for the waders. Our first stop was Doha Spit, where we had Terek and Broad-billed Sandpiper.

Doha Spit

Apr 13, 2019 3:19 PM – 4:23 PM

25 species (+1 other taxa)

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 1, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 5, Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus 6, Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 25, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1, Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 80, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 32, Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 12, Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 230, Sanderling Calidris alba 25, Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 120, Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 4, Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 45, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 3, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 25, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus fuscus 1, Little Tern Sternula albifrons 2, Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 2, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 2, Common Tern Sterna hirundo 2, Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 2, Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 2, Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 4, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 10, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2.

We were lucky at the Sulaibikhat Sports Club Promontory when Paul found a single Crab Plover. At this of the year all crab Plovers leave to Bubiyan Island to breed, and thus we need to go to a coast opposite to the island to see them, if we are lucky, from a long distance (Island is inaccessible)

Sulaibikhat Sports Club Promontory

Apr 13, 2019 5:01 PM – 6:07 PM

16 species

Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 1, Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 33, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 6, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 6, Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 9, Little Stint Calidris minuta 2, Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 34, Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 2, Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola 1, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 350, Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 13, Indian Reef-Heron Egretta gularis 5, Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 2, Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1.

Sulaibikhat Bay – KISR East

Apr 13, 2019 6:08 PM – 6:19 PM

5 species

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 8, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 2, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei1 2, Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 3, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 5.

Day 2: 14/04/2019

We started the day at Sulaybiya Pivot Fields, a farm that is irrigated by a Center-pivot irrigation system. It consists of two fenced farms each of 850 hectares. We entered the southern one.

It is here where we saw our first Red-wattled lapwing and also saw one Black-wined Kite, Pallid and Montagu’s Harrier.

Sulaybiya Pivot Fields

Apr 14, 2019 6:54 AM – 12:10 PM

34 species

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto16, Spotted Crake Porzana porzana4, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 3, Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 3, Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 4, Ruff Calidris pugnax 1, Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 8, Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii 7, Sanderling Calidris alba 2, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1, Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1, Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1, Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 26, Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 1, Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2, Cattle Egret WesternBubulcus ibis ibis 3, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 2, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 3, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 3, Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus 1, Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus 1, Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 1, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 8, Sand Martin Riparia riparia 3, Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1, Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 3, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 5, Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 3, Rüppell’s Weaver Ploceus galbula 2.

Fintas Park

Apr 14, 2019 12:17 PM – 2:03 PM

10 species

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 11, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 2, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 8, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 1, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 3, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 3, House Sparrow Passer domesticus12, Rüppell’s Weaver Ploceus galbula 2.

Abu Al-Hasaniya

Apr 14, 2019 2:33 PM – 2:53 PM

3 species

Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 7, Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 154, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 5.

Al-Shaheed Park

Apr 14, 2019 3:32 PM – 5:40 PM

10 species

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 5, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 3, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 1, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 2, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 2, Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 2, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 1, Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica 6.

Day 3: 15/04/2019

Abraq Al-Habari

Apr 15, 2019 7:19 AM – 12:23 PM

29 species (+1 other taxa)

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 2, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 1, Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1, Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 4, Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 5, Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 2, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 5, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 20, Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 3, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 3, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 11, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 2, Menetries’s Warbler Sylvia mystacea 1, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 1, White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 4, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 22, Ehrenberg’s Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamisicus 1, Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1, Caspian Stonechat Saxicola maurus hemprichii 1, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 1, Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 15, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 8, Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla 3.

Jahra Farms

Apr 15, 2019 1:48 PM – 2:07 PM

2 species

Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 2, Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 1.

Al-Shaheed Park

Apr 15, 2019 2:51 PM – 6:27 PM

9 species

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis4, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla8, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata1, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis1, Easastern Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineraceasemenowi 4, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana1, Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica3.

Day 4: 16/04/2019

Umm Al-Maradim Island

Apr 16, 2019 9:38 AM – 10:55 AM

12 species

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1, Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1, Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 12, Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 2, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 8, Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 1, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 5.

(28.9652,48.6298), Al Ahmadi, KW

Apr 16, 2019 12:52 PM – 12:53 PM

3 species

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 12, White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa 4, Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 16.

Kubbar Island, Al Ahmadi, KW

Apr 16, 2019 1:33 PM – 5:28 PM

14 species

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 2, White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa 2, Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 3, Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 23, Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 3, Hume’s Whitethroat Sylvia althaea 1, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 1, White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 1, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 2, Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 2, White-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava leucocephala 1 (Photographed), House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2.

Arabain Gulf (28.6626,48.4290), Al Ahmadi, KW

Apr 16, 2019 7:58 AM – 8:42 AM

4 species

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 17, Little Tern Sternula albifrons 2, Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 1, Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 19.

Arabain Gulf (28.7642,48.4272), Al Ahmadi, KW

Apr 16, 2019 5:24 PM – 5:39 PM

2 species

Continental Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1, Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis 1.

Day 5: 17/04/2019

Kabd Reserve (Restricted Access), Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 17, 2019 6:18 AM – 9:36 AM

19 species

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 7, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 2, Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 3, Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 2, Crested Lark Galerida cristata 14, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 2, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 1, White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 1, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 2, Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 1, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 6, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 1, Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 12, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 200, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 65.

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Hawalli, KW

Apr 17, 2019 10:28 AM – 11:32 AM

8 species

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 12, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 3, Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 1, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 22, House Sparrow Passer domesticu 81.

Jahra East Outfall, Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 17, 2019 1:32 PM – 3:18 PM

19 species

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 1, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 8, Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 1, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 83, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 15, Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 3, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 3, Sanderling Calidris alba 5, Dunlin Calidris alpina 1, Little Stint Calidris minuta 30, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 90, Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 1, Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus heuglini 1, Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 2, Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1, Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 2.

Jahra Pools Wood – Exterior, Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 17, 2019 3:17 PM – 5:11 PM

19 species

Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 1, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 3, Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11, Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 1, White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 1, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1, Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1, Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 21, Common Gull Larus canus 1, Great White Egret Ardea alba 2, Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 2, Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 2, Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 1, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 10, Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis 2, Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 1, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1, White Wagtail albaMotacilla alba 1.

KEPS Headquarter, Kuwait, KW

Apr 17, 2019 11:39 AM – 12:57 PM

8 species

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 16, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 16, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 4, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 6, Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava beema 4, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis1, Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 13, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 25.

Day 6: 18/04/2019

Budai Farm, Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 18, 2019 8:42 AM – 10:39 AM

10 species

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 5, Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 2, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 1, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 8, Afghan Babbler Turdoides huttoni 9, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 1, Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 1, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 35.

KW-Al Jahrah-80 (29.7091,47.6709), Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 18, 2019 11:37 AM – 11:42 AM

1 species

Black Vulture Aegypius monachus 1.

Al-Liyah Reserve – Southern Section (Restricted Access), Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 18, 2019 11:54 AM – 2:35 PM

11 species

Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 18, Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 7, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 3, White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 2, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 26, Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1 , House Sparrow Passer domesticus 17.

Mutla’a Ranch, Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 18, 2019 2:55 PM – 5:20 PM

15 species

Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 2, Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 1, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1, European Roller Coracias garrulus 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 2, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 15, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 10, Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 4, Afghan Babbler Turdoides huttoni 1, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 11, Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1, Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 1, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 1.

Day 7: 19/04/2019

Al-Liyah Reserve – Northern Section (Restricted Access), Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 19, 2019 6:39 AM – 9:21 AM

22 species

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1, European Roller Coracias garrulus 1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 3, Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus2, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus16, Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 9, Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1, Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 1, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 1, Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris1, Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 2, White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 6, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 6, Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 2, Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 21, Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 2.

Al-Shaheed Park, Al Kuwayt, KW (from outside)

Apr 19, 2019 10:22 AM – 10:27 AM

1 species

White Stork Ciconia ciconia 1.

Green Island, Hawalli, KW

Apr 19, 2019 10:27 AM – 11:35 AM

12 species

Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 5, Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2, Indian Reef-Heron EasternEgretta gularis schistacea 1, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 7, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 9, Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 2, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 15, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 20, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1, Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1.

Sulaibikhat Bay – Sulaibikhat Sports Club Promontory, Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 19, 2019 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM

19 species

Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus 3, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 8, Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 34, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 7, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 1, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 55, Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 5, Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 35, Dunlin Calidris alpina 65, Little Stint Calidris minuta 45, Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 230, Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 2, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1, Little Tern Sternula albifrons 6, Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 2, White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 1, Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava feldegg 1, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2.

Doha Spit, Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 19, 2019 1:29 PM – 1:48 PM

3 species

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 9.

Sulaibikhat Bay – Beach west of Nature Reserve, Al Kuwayt, KW

Apr 19, 2019 2:05 PM – 2:40 PM

16 species

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 115, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 4, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 25, Ruff Calidris pugnax 1, Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 5, Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 24, Little Stint Calidris minuta 27, Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 12, Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 5, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 49, Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus1, Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 4, Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 2, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 5, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2, Indian Reef-Heron EasternEgretta gularis schistacea 2.

Kuwait University Bay, Al Kuwayt, KW

Apr 19, 2019 3:08 PM – 3:21 PM

2 species

House Crow Corvus splendens 11, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 4.

Al Jahra Farms, Al Jahrah, KW

Apr 19, 2019 3:51 PM – 4:59 PM

11 species (+3 other taxa)

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 4, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 2, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 3, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 12, Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1, Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 2, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 15, Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava thunbergi 3, Western Yellow Wagtail flavaMotacilla flava flava 1, Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava beema 3, Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava feldegg 3, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 15.

Species list (143):

  1. Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
  2. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
  3. European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
  4. Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
  5. Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
  6. Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
  7. Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
  8. Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
  9. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
  10. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
  11. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
  12. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
  13. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
  14. Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
  15. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
  16. White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
  17. Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
  18. Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
  19. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
  20. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
  21. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
  22. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
  23. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
  24. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
  25. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
  26. Ruff Calidris pugnax
  27. Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
  28. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
  29. Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii
  30. Sanderling Calidris alba
  31. Dunlin Calidris alpina
  32. Little Stint Calidris minuta
  33. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
  34. Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
  35. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
  36. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
  37. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
  38. Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
  39. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
  40. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
  41. Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola
  42. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
  43. Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
  44. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
  45. Common Gull Larus canus
  46. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
  47. Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
  48. Little Tern Sternula albifrons
  49. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
  50. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
  51. White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
  52. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
  53. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
  54. White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
  55. Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
  56. Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
  57. Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
  58. White Stork Ciconia ciconia
  59. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
  60. Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
  61. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
  62. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
  63. Great White Egret Ardea alba
  64. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
  65. Indian Reef-Heron Egretta gularis
  66. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
  67. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
  68. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
  69. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
  70. Black Vulture Aegypius monachus
  71. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
  72. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
  73. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
  74. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
  75. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
  76. Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
  77. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
  78. Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus
  79. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
  80. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
  81. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
  82. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
  83. European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
  84. European Roller Coracias garrulus
  85. Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
  86. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
  87. Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri
  88. Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
  89. Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
  90. Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
  91. Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
  92. House Crow Corvus splendens
  93. Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
  94. Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
  95. Crested Lark Galerida cristata
  96. Sand Martin Riparia riparia
  97. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
  98. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
  99. White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
  100. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
  101. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
  102. Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
  103. Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis
  104. Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  105. Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
  106. Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
  107. Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
  108. Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
  109. Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
  110. Hume’s Whitethroat Sylvia althaea
  111. Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
  112. Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris
  113. Menetries’s Warbler Sylvia mystacea
  114. Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
  115. Afghan Babbler Turdoides huttoni
  116. Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
  117. Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
  118. White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
  119. Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
  120. Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
  121. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
  122. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
  123. Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
  124. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
  125. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
  126. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
  127. Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
  128. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
  129. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
  130. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
  131. Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
  132. Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
  133. Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail Motacilla alba
  134. Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
  135. Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
  136. Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
  137. Eastern Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea semenowi
  138. Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
  139. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
  140. Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
  141. Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
  142. Rüppell’s Weaver Ploceus galbula
  143. Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica

143 bird species

  Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 19
Number of Species 74 50 38 25 55 27 63
Number of Individuals 1,370 358 152 153 846 197 1,028
Number of Checklists 6 4 3 5 5 4 8

Highest Count for a Species (sample size)

Species Name Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 19
Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
(1)

(1)

(1)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
(1)

(1)
European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
(1)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
(2)
16 
(2)
16 
(4)

(1)
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
(2)
11 
(1)

(1)

(1)
Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
(1)

(1)

(1)

(2)
Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
(3)

(1)

(1)
Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
(1)

(1)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
(1)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
(1)

(1)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) 11 
(1)
Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
(1)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
(1)
83 
(1)
115 
(1)
Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
(1)
Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
(1)

(1)
White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)
(1)
Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
(1)

(1)
Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
(1)
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 15 
(1)

(1)
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 33 
(2)

(1)
34 
(1)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
(1)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
(2)

(1)

(1)
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
(2)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) 80 
(1)

(1)
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 32 
(2)

(1)
55 
(2)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
(1)

(1)
Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) 12 
(2)

(2)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) 230 
(1)

(1)
35 
(2)
Temminck’s Stint (Calidris temminckii)
(1)
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 25 
(1)

(1)

(1)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
(1)
65 
(1)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
(1)
30 
(1)
45 
(2)
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
(1)
Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) 120 
(2)
230 
(2)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
(2)

(1)

(1)

(2)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
(1)
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 45 
(1)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
(1)

(1)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
(1)

(1)

(1)
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
(1)

(1)
Crab-Plover (Dromas ardeola)
(1)
Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) 26 
(1)
21 
(1)
Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei) 350 
(3)
90 
(1)
49 
(1)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
(1)

(1)

(1)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
(1)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
(1)

(1)
Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) 17 
(3)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
(1)

(1)

(1)
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
(1)

(1)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
(1)

(1)

(1)
White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
(1)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
(1)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
(1)
White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa)
(2)
Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
(1)

(1)

(2)
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
(1)
Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
(1)
154 
(1)
23 
(3)

(1)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
(1)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
(2)

(1)

(1)
Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)
(1)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 13 
(2)

(2)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
(1)

(1)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
(1)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
(1)

(1)

(1)
Indian Reef-Heron (Egretta gularis)
(1)

(2)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
(1)

(1)
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
(1)

(1)

(1)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
(1)
Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
(1)
Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)
(1)

(1)
Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
(1)
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
(1)

(1)
Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
(1)

(1)

(1)
Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
(1)
Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus)
(1)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
(1)
Black-eared Kite (Milvus migrans lineatus)
(1)
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
(1)
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
(1)

(1)

(1)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
(2)

(1)

(1)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
(1)
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
(1)

(1)

(2)
European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
(1)

(1)
Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
(2)

(1)

(1)

(1)
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
(1)
Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
(2)

(1)

(1)
Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
(1)

(1)

(1)

(2)

(2)
Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
(1)

(1)

(1)

(2)

(1)
Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus)
(2)

(1)

(1)

(2)

(1)
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
(1)

(2)

(1)
House Crow (Corvus splendens) 11 
(1)
Bar-tailed Lark (Ammomanes cinctura)
(1)
Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti)
(1)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
(2)
14 
(1)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
(1)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
(3)

(1)
10 
(3)

(2)

(3)
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
(1)
White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis)
(2)
16 
(2)
15 
(2)
15 
(1)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
(2)

(1)
20 
(1)

(2)

(3)
18 
(1)
20 
(3)
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
(1)

(1)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)
(1)

(1)

(1)
Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis)
(1)
Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
(1)

(1)
Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
(1)

(1)
Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)
(1)
Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) 10 
(3)

(1)
11 
(2)

(1)
10 
(1)

(1)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
(1)

(1)
Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
(1)

(1)
Hume’s Whitethroat (Sylvia althaea)
(1)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)
Eastern Orphean Warbler (Sylvia crassirostris)
(1)
Menetries’s Warbler (Sylvia mystacea)
(1)
Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
(2)

(1)
Afghan Babbler (Turdoides huttoni)
(2)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
(1)

(1)
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes)
(1)

(1)

(1)

(2)
White-throated Robin (Irania gutturalis)
(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)
Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
(1)
Semicollared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)
(2)

(1)

(1)

(1)
Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
(3)

(2)
22 
(2)
12 
(2)

(2)
26 
(2)

(2)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
(1)

(1)
Common Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
(2)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
(1)

(1)

(2)

(1)

(1)
Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
(1)
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
(2)

(1)

(1)

(2)

(1)
Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
(1)

(1)
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
(1)
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 17 
(1)

(4)
22 
(2)
15 
(3)
Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)
(1)
Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
(1)

(1)

(6)
Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
(1)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
(2)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(2)
Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
(1)

(1)
13 
(2)
Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) 15 
(1)

(1)
Eastern Cinereous Bunting (Emberiza cineracea semenowi)
(1)
Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
(1)

(1)

(2)
200 
(2)

(1)
21 
(2)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 35 
(2)
12 
(1)

(2)
81 
(3)
35 
(2)
15 
(2)
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
(1)
Pale Rockfinch (Carpospiza brachydactyla) 21 
(1)

(1)
Rüppell’s Weaver (Ploceus galbula)
(2)
Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
(1)

(1)

Acknowledgement:

Last but not least! Big thanks to Daniel Mauras for sharing his photographs in this trip report.