Week 14, 6 Apr 06 - Zour Port

We had 3 groups of visiting birders during this week, topping up on their Western Palearctic lists. Images by Mike Pope

The mixed flock of visiting birders, representing the highest (14) daily count of birders in Kuwait! This was taken at Sewer Plant reeds in the South

A stop at Power Plant Reeds on the way to Zour gave us a Rufous tailed Bush Robin, complete with parasite on it's neck.

We proceeded to Zour Port, where access is tightly controlled and spent a few hours scanning the exposed sandbank for Gulls, Terns (Lesser crested and White cheeked) and Socotra and Great Cormorants

Our group of visitors enjoying the great views of Socotra Cormorants on the sandbank

A Caspian Tern that decided the sandbar was too crowded

A small flock of Lesser Kestrels passed overhead, heading north. The males were outnumbered by the females

Female Lesser Kestrels were the majority in the flock