We started the day off at Al Jahra but dipped the Bank Myna again (I tried in January). There were a few migrants about HERE.
We then headed over to Al Abraq to meet up with Omar for a night drive. After a quick bit of birding at the farm HERE , the highlight was a Crested Honey Buzzard, we headed to an old quarry area near the Iraq Border and had a five hour night drive looking primarily for Sand Cat. We dipped the cat but had a very nice little selection of desert mammals and herps.
A few photo highlights and preliminary ids on the herps from Wildlife Of Kuwait – موقع السرحان below: (some more possible id options on I-naturalist HERE)
Spotted Flycatcher at Al Jahra Farm
Barred Warbler, Al Jahra Farm
First-summer (above) and adult (below) Red-throated Pipit at Al Jahra farm
Steppe Buzzard. Al Abraq
Spiny-tailed Lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis
Arabian Toad-headed Agama, Phrynocephalus arabicus
Desert Lizard (I think), Acanthodactylus hardyi
'Desert Skink' Scincus mitanus
Short-fingered Gecko, Stenodactylus affinis
Not sure on this, maybe Stenodactylus slevini (above and below)
Blanford's Rock Gecko, Stenodactylus tuberculatus
Lesser Egyptian Jerboa (above and below)
Cheesman's Gerbil
Arabian Fox (above and below)
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