We had some heavy humidity in Kuwait, so instead of birding along the coast, I headed to the west and Al Abraq, but with low expectations from a bird perspective and I wasn't disappointed.
Mostly resident species, but overhead I did have Sand Martin
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| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
And very late Common Swift (or perhaps pekanensis?) - interesting with the feet 'dangling' below the body; perhaps for cooling in the oppressive heat?
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| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
I found a pair of Spanish Sparrows gathering nest material - these are generally winter visitors, so perhaps a pair has remained and will nest together with the House Sparrows.
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| Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) |
As I did last week, I then walked around looking for invertebrates. There was a fair variety of butterflies; Asian Grass Blue
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| Asian Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra) |
Mediterranean Pierrot
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| Mediterranean Pierrot (Tarucus rosaceus) |
Painted Lady
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| Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) |
Salmon Arab
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| Salmon Arab (Madais fausta) |
And Plain Tiger
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| Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) |
A couple of Dragonfly species, including a new species for me; Bladetail
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| Bladetail (Lindenia tetraphylla) |
Plus a couple of Emperor's - probably Vagrant (green eyes)
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| Vagrant Emperor (Hemianax ephippiger) |
As well as some Darter types
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| Darter sp |
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| Darter sp. |
I found two species of Grasshopper/Locust
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| Grasshopper sp |
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| Locust sp. |
And a delicate flowering plant with really spiky thorns
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| Desert plant sp. |
I finished off with some images of the dwellings around the farm before heading home as the temps are now heading through the roof
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| Abraq dwellings |
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