Brian and me visited SAANR today. Tulha was totally dead and we managed to see  only 4 Bar-taied Desert Larks and 1 Hoopoe Lark + 1 Long-legged Buzzard after long drive out there. However, as a last thing we checked one big wadi near entrance. I spotted a wheatear and without carefully looking it  I  just said Mourning Wheatear but luckily Brian really watched the bird and said that it is Hume’s Wheatear. Then I had to rush back to the car to get my camera. This is 8th record for Kuwait.

Hume’s Wheatear (Oenanthe alboniger)

Hume’s Wheatear

Hume’s Wheatear

Hen Harrier 1, male.

Little Swift 1.

Little Swift.

Today Rashed have seen and photographed a Little Swift, it was a one bird in a large flock of Swifts and Swallows.

Little Swift.

An interesting old record was a Green Warbler on 20/09/2007 at tamarisk trees along the 80th Road, found and photographed by Rashed.

At Pivot Fields Dr. Gary found and photographed a Richard’s Pipit, it was initially thought to be a Blyth’s Pipit.

1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Richard’s Pipit.

The Richard’s Pipit, the photograph was taken by A. Al-Sirhan.

The last day of the month hasn’t left us without Rashed is finding something rare, 1 Common Reed Bunting, The following photographs are all by Rashed.

The Common Reed Bunting.

29/11/2007 at JEO.

1 Redwing found and photographed by Rashed, 3 Eurasian Coots, 3 Little Crakes, 2 Moustached Warblers, 1 Long-legged Buzzard, 1 Steppe Eagle, 2 Greater Spotted Eagles, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Osprey.

The Redwing found and photographed by Rashed.

86 Northern Lapwings, 1 White Stork, 2 Richard’s Pipits, 4 Long-legged Buzzards, 3 Night Herons (2 juveniles) at the fenced lake, 10 Namaqua Doves, 10+ Wood Pigeons, 1 Southern Grey Shrike, 1 Greater Spotted Eagle, 1 Imperial Eagle juv., 3 Little Egrets, 2 Eurasian Coots, 7 Black Kites, 1 Curlew, 2 Chiffchaff  of unknown ssp. heard calling, 1 Isabelline Shrike (isabellinus ssp.)

The Richard’s Pipit, a first winter moulting its greater coverts and dark centred uperparts.

The Namaqua Dove, male.

10/11/2007 at the Pivot Fields produced:

1 Pallid Harrier, 5 Imperial Eagles, 1 Greater Spotted Eagle, 1 White Stork, 50+ Northern Lapwing, 2 Richard’s Pipit, 10+ Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters,1 Isabelline Shrike ssp. isabellinus

A Richard’s Pipit.

A White Stork

A juvenile Imperial Eagle.

Another juvenile Imperial Eagle

Isabelline Shrike ssp. isabellinus