Saturday, 18 January 2025

Kuwait day four

Another day of chasing targets. We drove south this morning to look for Purple Sunbird and after failing at a couple of sites we finally connected with a pair with the help of local birders Neil and Paul and also from Pierre and Paul from France (who pinned a few down earlier in the month). 

We couldn't access the Asian Desert Warbler site due to construction but picked up a few Desert Wheatears, Isabelline Wheatear, Tawny Pipit and Indian Silverbill from the car. 

We then had a quick look at Zour Sewer Plant Reeds (not much there) before heading over to Abu Al-Hasiniya for the Crested Terns before heading back to Kuwait City Bay. 

Live trip report HERE.


Purple Sunbird- winter male (above) and female (below)

After yesterday's problematic Shrike I'm going to hold fire until I get back to my literature before we decide whether this is an Isabelline or a Red-tailed Shrike. 
Adult Eastern Imperial Eagle
Water Pipit 
Sandwich Tern, Great Crested Tern and Lesser Crested Tern from left to right
Greater Flamingos
Pallid Scops Owl
Libyan Jird- lifer

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