Kuwait day three- what a day!

We started the day at Al-Shaheed Park in Kuwait City where we dipped Purple Sunbird but found a Brown Shrike and a Hume's Warbler in the flowering tree that the Sunbird was supposed to be in. Brown Shrike is a vagrant here so happy with that.

We then started heading towards Abdali Farm and found a Crested Honey Buzzard from the car. 

We then successfully scored our target of Afghan Babbler at the Farm before heading to an escarpment area to look for Wheatears. When we arrived there was an off road vehicle event occurring at the site but miracously we managed to the find the main target, Persian Wheatear amongst the noise and chaos.

We then headed back to Kuwait City Bay and in the very last minutes of daylight managed to re-find the Lesser Flamingo within 3000+ Greater Flamingo.

With Greater Spotted Eagles, Black-winged Kite and Isabelline Shrikes thrown into the bag along the way today was quite simply epic.

8 WP ticks and 2 world ticks so far and more to target tomorrow. Live trip report HERE. 

Dark phase adult male Crested Honey Buzzard (above and below). The six primaries, large white sub-terminal tail band and secondary barring reaching the body are all diagnostic features. 

Afghan Babbler (above and below) 

Persian Wheatear

Brown Shrike (above and below). Five primaries projecting beyond the tertials, a graduated tail and the overall uniform brown on the back and head are diagnostic features. 

Isabelline Shrike 

Hume's Warbler- nice to find one of these too

Lesser Flamingo, front row centre with Greater Flamingos (above)