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Crab Plovers
K U W A I T
Outline itinerary
Day 1 Fly to Kuwait City
Days 2-7 Kuwait City
Day 8 Depart Kuwait City
Party Size
Maximum of 12 clients.
Accommodation
Comfortable accommodation in twin/double
and single rooms with private facilities
Transport
By minibuses driven by the leaders. Also 4x4
vehicles when required.
Includes
All flights, meals, accommodation, transport,
entry fees, services of the leaders, airport
taxes and tips.
Gradings
Good
150
Hot
Low
Special
Moderate
Socotra Cormorants
Orphean Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat and
more raptors.
We will also visit the small Abdali farms further
north, near to the Iraq border, and here we will be
looking for Afgan and Common Babblers, as well
as many migrants – White-throated Robin,
Masked Shrike, Semi-collared and Red-breasted
Flycatchers, Rufous Bushchat, Pallid Harrier,
Graceful Prinia and both Daurian and Turkestan
Shrikes.
A trip to the south will allow us to see Socotra
Cormorant, as well as a few tern species –
Bridled, White-cheeked, Greater and Lesser
Crested.
On another day we will drive westwards into the
desert and visit another small farm (Wafra)
nestled among the sands – it is amazing to see
such a variety of birds clustered in such a small
piece of greenery – Montagu’s and Pallid
Harriers will glide gracefully above small onion
plantations, Shikra and Levant Sparrowhawks
will dash into the larger trees, where Pallid Scops
Owl can sometimes be found. Here we can also
look for the ‘waxwing of the south’ - Grey
Hypocolios and the bushes around can hold an
amazing variety of birds – from White-throated
Robin to Siberian Chiffchaff. We will also check
the adjacent deserts for various larks, Common
Quail and Blue-cheeked Bea-eaters. The desert
itself supports an amazing number of grazing
animals which appear to be feeding on sand, as
there is almost no vegetation. Camels, sheep
and goats, as well as some good Arab horses
can be seen almost everywhere. Relatively
recently some large areas have been fenced so
no grazing is allowed and the vegetation there is
recovering – a green and yellow carpet as far as
you can see.
Unfortunately some of the locals still shoot birds,
but we hope that ecotourism and birdwatching
will become one of the best tools to diminish and
perhaps actually stop such practices – as there
are already signs that it is working in Kuwait itself.
Day 8
After some further birding in the area, we transfer
to Kuwait City Airport where we catch the flight
back to London.
Good
Moderate
Scheduled
Macqueen’s Bustard
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