Kuwait days one and two

Thought I would break up the winter a bit so popped off to Kuwait for a few days with Vincent. I need a few WP ticks out here and Vincent wanted to twitch a couple of birds too (Indian Pond Heron and Thick-billed Warbler were discovered last week by Pierre-Andre Crochet and Paul Dufour) so we decided last minute to take a quick trip/twitch.

Highlights so far include scoring the Indian Pond Heron (a WP mega) and a few Kuwait specialities including Crab Plover and Hypocolius and we've also had Shikra and a couple of Hume's Warblers. 

We've spent a lot of time dipping the Thick-billed Warbler (Klaus and Thomas have been out here for the last three days and glimpsed it with untickable views and we have not even glimpsed it) so have barely made a start yet but live trip report HERE.  

Crab Plovers (above) 

First-winter Indian Pond Heron (above and below with adult winter Squacco)

Hume's Warbler - sound recording below 

White-throated Kingfisher

White-eared Bulbul

Common Myna

Mainly Greater Sand Plovers 

Tibetan Sand Plover (on left with Greater Sand Plovers) 

Broad-billed Sandpiper (already moulting into summer plumage) with Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover and Greater Sand Plover

Crab Plovers again because they are so epic

Hume's Warbler calling