I was sitting at home editing my backlog images, when a message came through our WhatsApp group from Bassel who had found Kuwait's 2nd Collared Flycatcher at Jahra Farms.
Fortunately it was the weekend, so I literally dropped what I was doing, grabbed my camera and was at Jahra Farm within 30-minutes of the message. Bassel was still there and showed me where he had seen it. It wasn't there at first, but within 15-minutes the stunning male re-appeared and gave eye-popping views, although it was quite flighty and didn't allow close approach. I soaked it up and over the next few hours it was seen by most.
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| Stunning male Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) |
Other migrants on the same farm included Spotted Flycatcher - these two images illustrating how it helps to have the sun behind you.
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| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
and a fly over Common Cuckoo
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| Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
Resident species included a back-lit White-eared Bulbul
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| White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) |
and some Bank Myna's walking back to my car..
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| Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) |
A very satisfying afternoon diversion
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