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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...
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....
This afternoon I started at Sulaibikhat Bay, from KISR side then continued along the coast stopping at the Sulaibikhat Traditional Cafe, Sulaibikhat Sports Club, Al Jahra Reserve and ending my visit at Jahra East Outfall.There was nothing special,...
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 530, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 15, Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 95, Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 45, Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 25, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 2, Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 20, Dunlin...
I started birding this morning with Guy Mirgain and Jean Schmitz. We searched for the martins from 6:50 am to 1:30 pm, but did not see the martins. Later we learnt that they were seen in the reserve...
The Lesser Flamingo (3rd record if accepted by KORC) that was found at free zone on 3rd November 2014 by Kane Brides, Robie Hawkins and A Al-Sirhan, then disappeared. Reappeared again on 3rd of January 2015. Today I...
Today I bird-guided a Norwegian Visitor named Knut Arne. We managed to see 86 species: At Kabd Reserve: Great Spotted Cuckoo 1, Common Cuckoo 1, White-throated Robin 1, Common Rock Thrush 1, Pallid Harrier 2, Western Black Redstart...
03/01/2011: Eurasian Curlew 460, Greater Flamingo 1000, Northern Shoveler 5, Little Egret 4, Indian Reef Heron 8, Pied Avocet 31, Gull-billed Tern 3, Armenian Gull 3, Black-headed Gull 500, Dunlin 1800, Crab Plover 60, Terek Sandpiper 2, Common...
Sylvia & Mike Newey, Brian and myself spent morning in Pivot fields enjoing of good variety of birds especially raptors. We had Black Kite c. 50, Eastern Imperial Eagle 3, Greater Spotted Eagle 2, Pallid Harrier 1, Kestrel...
Eurasian Oystercatcher 1, Lesser Sand Plover 1, Greater Sand Plover 4, Steppe Gull 10, Armenian Gull 5, Slender-billed Gull 50, Heuglin’s Gull 3, Little Stint 1, Curlew Sandpiper 200, Ruddy Turnstone 10, Common Ringed Plover 3, Indian Reef...
I visited with Brian Foster and Bent Sömod today several sites but most of the time we focussed on Sulaibikhat Bay. Our goal was to pinpoint the best wader roosting areas in Sulaibikhat Bay area. Doing so we...
Pivot Fields provided a good view of ongoing migration. Hoopoes, European Rollers, Bee-eaters etc. are on the move. Hoopoe 12, European Bee-eater 10, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 6, European Roller 1, Cattle Egret 15, Purple Heron 2, Grey Heron 2,...
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 Sulaibikhat Bay: Black Headed Gull 300, “taimyrensis” Gull 1, Heuglin’s Gull 33, Greater Flamingo 300, Great Cormorant 150, Gull-billed Tern 10, Northern Shoveler 25, Mallard 20, Great Crested Tern 1 At Jahra Farms: Common Chiffchaff 2, Grey Hypocolius...
Sulaibikhat Bay: Isabelline Shrike 4, Pied Kingfisher 1, Bimaculated Lark 4, Oystercatcher 71, Pied Wheatear 4, Eurasian Coot 1, Whiskered Tern 4, Caspian Tern 1. Jahra Farms: Bank Myna 2, Isabelline Shrike 2, Blackcap 1.
Bimaculated Lark 5, Northern Wheatear 6, Pied Wheatear 3, Siberian Stonechat 1 (maurus ssp.), Marsh Harrier 2, Mallard 10, Northern Shoveler 20, Northern Pintail 20, Gadwall 4, Garganey 50. Bimaculated Lark