Enjoying Birds and Nature in Hill Country

FOGSL organised another successful field visit for its members from 1st to 4th May. Victoria park, Gregory's lake, Bomuru Ella forests, Kande Ela forest and reservoir, and Hakgala Botanical Garden were among the places visited for bird watching. Trekking along the Bomuru Ella falls to Welimada was unforgettable experience to the members. Some of the memorable scenes captured in digital media are given here.

The list of birds recorded during the four day visit.

Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Sri Lanka Junglefowl
Little Grebe
Indian Pond-heron
Cattle Egret
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Little Cormorant
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea-eagle
Crested Serpent-eagle
Black Eagle
Changeable Hawk-eagle
White-breasted Waterhen
Red-wattled Lapwing
Pintail Snipe
Rock Pigeon
Sri Lanka Wood-pigeon
Spotted Dove
Emerald Dove
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Asian Koel
Greater Coucal
Collared Scops-owl
Indian Swiftlet
Asian Palm-swift
Little Swift
White-throated Kingfisher
Brown-headed Barbet
Sri Lanka Yellow-fronted Barbet
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Greater Flameback
Common Iora
Scarlet Minivet
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Brown Shrike
Black-hooded Oriole
Asian Paradise-flycatcher
Sri Lanka Magpie

House Crow
Jungle Crow
Great Tit
Jerdon’s Bushlark
Zitting Cisticola
Grey-breasted Prinia
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
Red-vented Bulbul
Sri Lanka Yellow-eared Bulbul
Asian Black Bulbul
Common Tailorbird
Sri Lanka Bush-warbler
Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler
Dark-fronted Babbler
Yellow-billed Babbler
Sri Lanka White-eye
Oriental White-eye
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Common Myna
Pied Thrush
Eurasian Blackbird
Oriental Magpie-robin
Indian Robin
Pied Bushchat
Sri Lanka Dull-blue Flycatcher
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Sri Lanka White-throated Flowerpecker
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Purple Sunbird
House Sparrow
White-throated Munia
Scaly-breasted Munia
Paddyfield Pipit

Participants: Mr. Sapumal Liyanaarachchi, Mr. Nishantha Kulathunga, Mrs. Indika Kulathunga, Mr. L.W. Manawadu, Mrs. Asanka Abeysekara, Mrs. Chitra Devi Ranasingha, Mr. Rohantha Samarajeeva, Mrs. Shanthini G. Atapaththu, Mr. Rayharn R.G. Atapaththu, Mr. Carl Fernando, Miss. Yuraji Karunaratne, Mr. Isuru de Zoysa, Miss. Nadeeka Gunawardhana, Miss. Thilina Deegoda, Mrs. Sindy de Silva, Mr. Nils Jonas Holgersson, Mrs. Carolina H. Ivarsson, Mr. C.R.I. Gomez, Mrs. Shamila Perera, Mr. Asantha Sirimanna, Miss. Zainal Ibrahim, Mr. Malaka Roddrigo, Mr. Saman Gamage, Mr. Indrika Pradeepa.

Indrika Pradeepa provided the list of birds recorded and photos.