Birding For Birds Of Kuwait

 Common Buzzard & Common Kestrel Rescued  Read the whole story by irvin calicut in Photographs by  irvin calicut  #irvin_calicut #kuwait_birders_club irvin sabastian Nellikunnel jose

The long-eared owl (Asio otus), also known as the northern long-eared owl. A woodland owl that visits  Kuwait irregularly in winter. Photographs by  irvin calicut  #irvin_calicut #kuwait_birders_club irvin sabastian Nellikunnel jose

Journey of The crested honey buzzard s ( Pernis ptilorhynchus ) also called as the Oriental honey buzzard as in every year this year too where seen in large numbers in the preferred migration route of Raptors   Eastern Flyway  connecting Eurasia and Africa was busy in deserts of Kuwait , below are birds spotted in on going migration to tropical Africa for European winters. majority of the these buzzards passed in pairs and within two weeks of migration favorable northern wind, then came the birds that are left behind , saw injured birds which may not successfully complete there annual journey. Total count for honey buzzards was 139 for me of which 100+ count was made on a single day. checklist/S74343449                         Arabic name for the bird is                أو حوام النحل الآسيو...

Photographs by  irvin calicut  #irvin_calicut #kuwait_birders_club irvin sabastian Nellikunnel jose

Photographs by  irvin calicut  #irvin_calicut #kuwait_birders_club irvin sabastian Nellikunnel jose

The  Bonelli's eagle  ( Aquila fasciata ) * Like all eagles, Bonelli's eagle belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs marked it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily.  Some antiquated texts also refer to this species as the  crestless hawk-eagle.  * In Kuwait   The  Bonelli's eagle  is a rare winter migrant . * عقاب بونلي يسمى أيضا عقاب مسيرة كبرى، عقاب مخطط، (الاسم العلمي: Aquila fasciata) (بالإنجليزية: Bonelli's Eagle)‏، هو طائر جارح ينتمي إلى البازية (فصيلة: Accipitridae)، هو مقيم محلي على الجبال ونادر. Description Bonelli's eagle is a member of the  Aquilinae  or booted eagles.  The Bonelli's eagle is often found in hilly or mountainous habitats, with rocky walls or crags and open to wooded land, in arid to semi-moist climate, from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).  a fairly large bird of prey and a medium-sized eagle.  Bonelli's eagles in general form appear to have a medium-sized...

The  golden eagle  ( Aquila chrysaetos )  * The  golden eagle  ( Aquila chrysaetos )  is the most widely distributed species of  eagle . it belongs to the family  Accipitridae . Of the six subspecies the passes through in kuwait is  Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos ( sometimes referred to as the  European golden eagle) .  * In Kuwait   The  golden eagle  is a passing migrant and rare vagrant. *العُقاب الذهبية  (الاسم العلمي :  Aquila   chrysaetos ) هي إحدى أشهر  الجوارح  في العالم وأكثرها شيوعًا في  نصف الكرة الأرضية الشمالي ، ومن أكبر  العقبان  على الإطلاق.  Description The golden eagle is a very large raptor, 66 to 102 centimetres (26 to 40 in) in length. Its wings are broad and the wingspan is 1.8 to 2.34 metres (5 ft 11 in to 7 ft 8 in).  Golden eagles' wingspan is the fifth largest among living eagle species.  typically golden colour...