Birdlist 2010

Birds without country ‘tag’ were seen in Egypt, all else as tagged

Accipitridae

• Black Kite, Milvus migrans, Schwarzmilan (Kuwait)
• Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus, Zwergadler
• Common Buzzard, Mäusebussard, Buteo buteo
• European Honey Buzzard, Wespenbussard, Pernis apivorus
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Sperber, Accipiter nisus
• Levant Sparrowhawk (female), Kurzfangsperber, Accipiter brevipes
• Long-Legged Buzzard, Adlerbussard, Buteo rufinus (maybe cirtensis)
• Marsh harrier, Rohrweihe, Circus aeruginosus (Egypt & Kuwait)
• Pallid Harrier, Steppenweihe, Circus macrourus Near threatened / decreasing
• Steppe Buzzard (fox red), Falkenbussard (Fuchs rot), (rufous morph) Buteo buteo vulpinus
• Western Marsh harrier, Rohrweihe, Circus aeruginosus (male) & (female or juv male)

Alaudidae

• Crested Lark, Haubenlerche, Galerida cristata ( Egypt &  Kuwait)
• Desert Lark, Steinlerche, Ammomanes deserti
• (Greater) Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla, Kurzzehenlerche

Alcendinidae

• Common Kingfisher, Eisvogel, Alcedo atthis (& Kuwait)
• Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis, Graufischer
• White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis, Braunliest ( Kuwait)

Anatidae

• Eurasian Wigeon, Pfeifente, Anas penelope
• Garganey, Knäkente, Anas querquedula
• Mallard, Stockente, Anas platyrhynchos (Kuwait)
• Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, Löffelente
• Tufted Duck, Reiherente, Aythya fuligula

Ardeidae

• Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, Nachtreiher / Juvenile in flight
• Cattle Egret, Bubulcus Ibis, Kuhreiher (counted 83 on January 8th)
• Grey Heron, Graureiher, Ardea cinerea ( & Kuwait)
• Little egret, Egretta garzetta , Seidenreiher
• Purple Heron, Purpurreiher, Ardea purpurea
• Squacco Heron, Rallenreiher, Ardeola ralloides
• Western Reef Egret / Heron, Kuestenreiher, Egretta gularis (dark & white) (Egypt & Kuwait)

Apodidae

• Pallid Swift, Fahlsegler, Apus pallidus (Egypt & Kuwait)

Burhinidae

• Stone Curlew (Eurasian Thick-knee), Triel, Burhinus oedicnemus

Charadriidae

• Common Ringed Plover, Sandregenpfeifer, Charadrius hiaticula (in flight)
• Greater Sand Plover, Wuestenregenpfeifer, Charadrius Leschenaultii (Kuwait)
• Kentish Plover (Snowy Plover), Seeregenpfeifer, Charadrius alexandrinus (& in Kuwait)
• Little Ringed Plover, Flussregenpfeifer, Charadrius dubius
• Northern Lapwing, Kiebitz, Vanellus vanellus (Kuwait)
• Spur-winged Plover, Spornkiebitz, Vanellus spinosus

Ciconiidae

• White Stork, Weisstorch, Cigogne blanche

Columbidae

• Collared Dove, Türkentaube, Streptopelia roseogrisea ( Egypt & Kuwait)
• Rock pigeon / dove, Felsentaube, Columbia livia
• Laughing Dove, Palmtaube, Streptopelia senegalensis (Juv. in Kuwait)
• Namaqua Dove, Kaptäubchen, Oena capensis (female & male)

Coraciidae

• European Roller, Blauracke, Coracias garrulus Near Threatened

Corvidae

• Hooded Crow, Nebelkraehe, Corvus corone cornix
• (Indian) House crow, Glanzkraehe, Corvus splendens

Dromadidae

• Crab Plover, Reiherläufer, Dromas ardeola (Kuwait)

Emberzidae

• Cretzschmar’s bunting, Grauortolan, Emberiza caesia

Falconidae

• Barbary Falcon, Wüstenfalke, Falco pelegrinoides
• Common Kestrel, Turmfalke, falco tinnunculus (& Kuwait)
• Eurasian Hobby, Baumfalke, Falco subbuteo
• Lesser Kestrel, Rötelfalke, Falco naumanni (Kuwait)

Glareolidae

• Collared Pratincole, Rotflügel-Brachschwalbe, Glareola pratincola
• Cream coloured Coursor, Rennvogel, Cursorius cursor

Gruidae

• Common Crane, Kranich, Grus grus

Haematopodidae

• Eurasian Oystercatcher, Austernfischer, Haematopus ostralegus

Hirundinidae

• Barn Swallow, Rauchschwalbe, Hirundo rustica (Egypt & Kuwait 2010)
• Blue Swallow,  Hirundo atrocaerulea, Stahlschwalbe (Cairo ?) Decreasing
• House Martin (Common / Northern), Mehlschwalbe, Delichon urbica
• Red-rumped Swallow, Rötelschwalbe, Hirundo daurica
• Rock Martin, Steinschwalbe, Ptyonoprogne fuligula
• Sand Martin, Uferschwalbe, Riparia riparia

Laniidae

• Isabelline Shrike (Kuwait) -> Subsp. Turkestan Shrike, Isabellwürger (Unterart phoenicuroides), Lanius isabellinus phoenicuroides (Lanius phoenicuroides) (Kuwait)
• Lesser Grey Shrike, Schwarzstirnwürger, Lanius minor (1st winter Kuwait)
• Woodchat Shrike, Rotkopfwürger, Lanius senator
• Masked Shrike, Maskenwürger, Lanius nubicus

Laridae

• Black-headed Gull, Lachmöwe, Larus ridibundus (Egypt & Kuwait)
• Caspian Gull (Steppe Gull), Steppenmöwe, Larus cachinnans cachinnans (Kuwait)
• Lesser black-backed Gull, Mantelmöwe, Larus marinus
• Little Gull, Zwergmöwe, Larus minutus
• Slender-billed Gull, Dünnschnabelmöwe, Larus genei (Egypt & Kuwait)
• Sooty Gull, Hemprichmoewe, Larus hemprichii

Meropidae

• European Bee-eater, Bienenfresser, Merops apiaster ( & Kuwait)
• Blue-cheeked Bee Eater, Blauwangenspint, Merops persicus (& Kuwait)

Motacillidae

• Red-throated Pipit, Rotkehlpieper, Anthus cervinus
• Tawny Pipit, Brachpieper, Anthus campestris
• Water Pipit, Bergpieper, Egyptian Wagtail moticilla flava pygmaea
• White (pied) wagtail, Bachstelze, Motacilla alba
• Yellow wagtail, Schafstelze, Motacilla flava / Black-headed Yellow Wagtail, Maskenstelze, Motacilla flava feldegg (Female ) / (Kuwait)

Muscicapidae

• Spotted Flycatcher, Grauschnäpper, Muscicapa striata (& Kuwait)

Oriolidae

• Eurasian Golden Oriole, Pirol, Oriolus oriolus

Pandionidae

• Osprey, Fischadler, Pandion haliaetus

Passeridae

• House Sparrow, Haussperling / Spatz, Passer domesticus (Egypt & Kuwait)
• Spanish Sparrow, Weidensperling, Passer hispaniolensis (Kuwait

Phalacrocoracidae

• Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, Kormoran (Egypt & Kuwait)

Phoenicopteridae

• Greater Flamingo, Rosa Flamingo, Phenicopterus ruber (Kuwait)

Podicipedidae

• Little Grebe, Zwergtaucher, Tachybaptus ruficollis (Egypt & Kuwait)

Psittacidae

• Ring-necked Parakeet (Rose-ringed Parakeet), Halsbandsittich, Psittacula krameri (Kuwait 2010)

Pteroclididae

• Spotted Sandgrouse, Tropfenflughuhn, Pterocles senegallus

Pycnonotidae

• White-eared Bulbul, Weißohrbülbül, Pycnonotus leucogenys (Kuwait 2010)

Rallidae

• Common Coot, Bläßhuhn, Fulica atra (Egypt & Kuwait)
• (Common) Moorhen, Teichhuhn (Teichralle), Gallinula chloropus (Egypt & Kuwait)
• Purple Swamphen, Purpurhuhn, Porphyrio porphyrio (Kuwait)

Recurvirostridae

• Black-winged Stilt, Stelzenläufer, Himantopus himantopus (in flight)

Scolopacidae

• Common Greenshank, Grünschenkel, Tringa ne
• Common Redshank, Rotschenkel, Tringa totanus
• Common Sandpiper, Flußuferläufer, Actitis hypoleucos (in flight) (Kuwait)
• Common Snipe, Bekassine, Gallinago gallinago (Kuwait)
• Dunlin, Alpenstrandlaeufer, Calidris alpina (in flight)
• Eurasian Curlew, Brachvogel, Numenius arquata
• Little Stint, Calidris minuta, Zwergstrandläufer (Kuwait 2010)
• Marsh Sandpiper, Teichwasserläufer, Tringa stagnatilis (in flight)
• Ruddy Turnstone, Steinwälzer, Arenaria interpres (in flight)
• Ruff, Kampfläufer, Philomachus pugnax (Kuwait
• Sanderling, Sanderling, Calidris alba (Kuwait 2010)
• Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, Terekwasserläufer (Kuwait 2010 in flight)
• Whimbrel, Regenbachvogel, Numenius phaeopus  (in flight) (Kuwait 2010)
• Wood Sandpiper, Bruchwasserläufer, Tringa glareola

Sylviidae

• Barred Warbler, Sperbergrasmücke, Sylvia nisoria
• Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, Zilpzalp
• Common (Greater) Whitethroat, Dorngrasmücke, Sylvia communis (Subsp.Icterops Kuwait 2010)
• Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler, Balkanlaubsänger, Phylloscopus orientalis
• Lesser Whitethroat, Klappergrasmücke, Sylvia curruca
• Wood Warbler in spring plumage, Waldlaubsänger, Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Sternidae

• Caspian Tern, Raubseeschwalbe, Sterna caspia
• Gull-billed Tern, Lachseeschwalbe, Gelochelidon nilotica (Kuwait)
• White-cheeked Tern, Weisswangen-Seeschwalbe, Sterna repressa / in flight / Juv (Kuwait 2010)

Sturnidae

• Tristram’s Grackle, Tristramstar, Onychognathus tristramii

Turdidae

• Black-eared wheatear (female) (male) (in flight), Oenanthe hispanica  (or Oenanthe melanoleuca – need to recheck the photos), Mittelmeer-Steinschmätzer (Egypt 2010 / Kuwait 2010 <- Oenanthe melanoleuca)
• Bluethroat, Blaukehlchen, Luscinia svecica (Egypt)
• Desert Wheatear, Wüstensteinschmätzer, Oenanthe deserti (Egypt & Kuwait)
• Isabelline Wheatear, Isabellsteinschmätzer, Oenanthe isabellina (Kuwait)
• Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe, Steinschmätzer
• Pied Wheatear, Nonnensteinschmätzer, Oenanthe pleschanka (Kuwait)
• Common (European) Stonechat (1st wt female?), Saxicola rubicola, Schwarzkehlchen (Kuwait) ->Subsp.  Siberian Stonechat, Saxicola maura, Sibirisches Schwarzkehlchen (Kuwait)
• Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Heckensänger, Cercotrichas galactotes (Kuwait 2010)
• Whinchat (male), Braunkehlchen, Saxicola rubetra (Egypt & Kuwait)
• White-crowned Black Wheatear, Saharasteinschmätzer, Oenanthe leucopyga

Upupidae

• Eurasian / African Hoopoe, Wiedehopf, Upupa epops (Kuwait)

Total: 123 + 3 Subspecies