As usual, after tennis and a bite to eat, I headed for a walk around Green Island. Just inside the entrance, I had a Black-eared Kite low overhead scavenging for scraps from last nights BBQ brigade.
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| Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus) |
A single Steppe Gull was seen on the inside lagoon
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| Steppe Gull (Larus f. barabensis) |
I took this 'macro' of undersea life and will leave it to your imaginations to work out what it might or could be....
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| Green Island Monster ;-) |
A Lambo in the parking lot will always attract attention
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| Lambo |
Next stop Jahra Farm, where I found a couple of the resident Bank Myna's
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| Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) |
As well as Song Thrushes foraging in the fields
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| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
At Jahra Pools a big flock of Common Black-headed Gull's had congregated on the low tide
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| Common Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
A massive flock of Pied Avocet's flew in from the sea and landed in the low tide zone. By far the biggest flock I have seen in many years in Kuwait
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| Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
And a few Great Black-headed Gulls passed by overhead. It has been a good winter for this species
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| Great Black-headed Gull (Leucophaeus ichthyaetus) |
Greater Spotted Eagles still abound and JPR must be one of the better places in the world to enjoy these magnificent raptors in winter
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| Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga ) |
A Marsh Sandpiper was present in one of the quieter smaller pools
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| Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) |
In the desert area, a Daurian Shrike made an appearance
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| Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) |
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