Birds observed during the month of May

The month of May with long ‘Vesak’ holidays provided more birding opportunities to our members. Therefore Vesak month was a very successful month for the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ web-based data entry system. This report provides an analysis of data entered by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members for the month of May. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 17th June 2009.

Membership
New members 12
Total members 307
FOGSL warmly welcomes new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community. FOGSL hopes they will enjoy the system while contributing towards the conservation of Sri Lankan birds.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 1474
Number of Species 172
Number of Endemic Species 18
Number of Proposed endemic Species 7
Number of migrant species 24

Observations of Lesser Adjutant at Udawalawa and Ruhuna national Parks, Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush at Sinharaja, Black Drongo at Mihinthale are noteworthy records. Considerably higher number of migrants was also reported during the month.

Nesting records
Number of observations 14
Number of species 7
Species (Red-wattled Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt, Brahminy Kite, White-browed Fantail, Crested Tree-swift, House Crow and Oriental Magpie Robin) .

Three other species (Great Thick-knee, Black-hooded Oriole, Scaly-breasted Sunbird) and Black-winged Stilt were reported in breeding stages other than nesting.

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
Common Myna (52)
Yellow-billed Babbler (48)
Red-vented Bulbul (47)
House Crow (46)
Cattle Egret (44)ள

Top five users (No: of observations)
Newton Jayawardane (550)
Chandanie Wanigatunge (321)
Rahula Perera (208)
Nishantha Ganeshapriya (139)
Sujatha Mayadunnage (88)

A total of 29 locations were visited during May by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. Highest number of observations was made at Ragama (415) as in many previous months.

Visit the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ to see current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system.

FOGSL highly appreciates the contributions of members towards the conservation of birds through this initiative.

Birds observed during the festive month

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ ; Sri Lankan section of the global web-based data entry system ‘worldbirds’ completed another successful month by the end of April 2009. This report provides an analysis of data entered by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members for the month of the Sinhala New Year. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 15th May 2009.

Membership
New members 17
Total members 295
FOGSL warmly welcomes new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 1214
Number of Species 165
Number of Endemic Species 7
Number of Proposed endemic Species 6
Number of migrant species 30

Observations of Bar-tailed Godwit, Greater Flamingo and Yellow wagtail at Bundala are noteworthy records. Number of endemic species recorded in the system for the month was very low compared to previous months. The total number of observations recorded in the system was also low compared to earlier months.

Nesting records
Number of observations 15
Number of species 14

Species (White-bellied Drongo, Spotted Dove, Black-hooded Oriole, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Common Tailorbird, Black-naped Monarch, Brown-headed Barbet, White-rumped Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia, Black-crowned Night-heron, Little Egret, White-bellied Fish-eagle, Sri Lanka Grey-hornbill, House Crow)

Three other species (Oriental Magpie Robin, Crimson-fronted Barbet, Long-billed Sunbird) and Black-hooded Oriole and Little Egret were reported in breeding stages other than nesting.

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
House Crow (47)
White-throated Kingfisher (43)
Common Myna (42)
Cattle Egret (41)
Yellow-billed Babbler (40)

Top five users (No: of observations)
Newton Jayawardane (557)
Uditha Wijesena(172)
Dharshana Ranatunga (149)
Chaminda Jayaratna (104)
Amila Sumanapala (89)

A total of 25 locations were visited during April by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. Highest number of observations was made at Ragama (276) as in many previous months.

To see current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, visit the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

FOGSL highly appreciates the contributions of members towards the conservation of birds through this initiative.

Birds observed during March 2009

‘Sri Lanka Birds’, a citizen science programme to ensure people’s participation towards the conservation of birds, completed another successful month by the end of March 2009. This report provides an analysis of data entered by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members for the month. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 14th April 2009.

Membership
New members 24
Total members 278
FOGSL warmly welcomes new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 1492
Number of Species 195
Number of Endemic Species 16
Number of Proposed endemic Species 7
Number of migrant species 38

Observations of Brahminy Starling, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Yellow Wagtail and Malayan Night-heron are noteworthy records. Most significant observation recorded in the system was the sighting of Goliath Heron at Arugam Bay by Salindra Kasun Dayananda on 10th March. Goliath Heron was reported only in handful of occasions in Sri Lanka and therefore considered as a vagrant. Detailed report on this observation will be published shortly.

Nesting records
Number of observations 11
Number of species 9
Species (Black-rumped Flameback, Brown Hawk-owl, Brown-backed Needletail, Common Hoopoe, House Crow, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Red-vented Bulbul, Spotted Dove, White-bellied Drongo)
Two other species i.e. Drongo Cuckoo and Pheasant-tailed Jacana were reported in breeding stages other than nesting.

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
House Crow (62)
Red-vented Bulbul (59)
White-bellied Drongo (52)
Yellow-billed Babbler (51)
Common Tailorbird (48)

Top five users (No: of observations)
Newton Jayawardane (660)
Rienzie Fernando(377)
Chandanie Wanigatunge (163)
Salindra Kasun Dayananda (122)
Sandun Perera (101)

A total of 34 locations were visited during March by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. Highest number of observations was made at Ragama (428) as in many previous months.

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

FOGSL highly appreciates the contributions of members towards the conservation of birds through this initiative.

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the month of February 2009

‘Sri Lanka Birds’, Sri Lankan section of the global effort of bird conservation named ‘Worldbirds’ completed another fruitful month by the end of February 2009. Summary results of the analysis for February are given in this report. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 21st March 2009.

Membership
New members 15
Total members 254
We warmly welcome new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 1446
Number of Species 178
Number of Endemic Species 8
Number of Proposed endemic Species 7
Number of migrant species 34

Nesting records
Number of observations 5
Number of species 5
Species (Brown-headed Barbet, Black-rumped Flameback, Shikra, Indian Roller, Brahminy Kite)

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
Yellow-billed Babbler (57)
Red-vented Bulbul (49)
House Crow (48)
Common Myna (48)
Oriental Magpie Robin (46)

Top five users (No: of observations)
Newton Jayawardane (558)
Chandanie Wanigatunge (164)
Chaminda Jayaratne (161)
Rienzie Fernando(141)
Rahula Perera (141)


A total of 36 locations were visited during February by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. Highest number of observations was made at Ragama (346) as in many previous months.

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ during the first month of 2009

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ web based data entry system for Sri Lanka completed another successful month by the end of January 2009. Summary results of the analysis for January are given in this report. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 27th February 2009.

Membership
New members 22
Total members 239
We warmly welcome new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 1856
Number of Species 194
Number of Endemic Species 18
Number of Proposed endemic Species 7
Number of migrant species 50

Nesting records
Number of observations 6
Number of species 5
Species (Common Tailorbird, Oriental Magpie Robin, Purple-rumped Sunbird. Red-vented Bulbul, White-rumped Munia)

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
Red-vented Bulbul (76)
Common Myna (67)
House Crow (66)
Spotted Dove (65)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (64)

Top five users (No: of observations)
Dilshan De Silva (597)
Newton Jayawardane (423)
Kusum Fernando (189)
Chaminda Jayaratne (104)
Salindra Kasun Dayananda (85)


A total of 35 locations were visited during January by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. Highest number of observations was made at Daluwa - Nirmalapura (Puttlum) (345).

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

We wish you happy birding.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”
Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the bird counting month

FOGSL conducted its annual ‘Bird Counting Month’ programme last December to assess the status of the birds of Sri Lanka. Members of the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ web based data entry system also participated in the programme. December 2008 marked the most successful month of the system, as our members recorded the highest number of observations during the month after the launch of the system. Summary results of the analysis for December are given in this report. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 16th February 2009. Final analysis of the ‘Bird Counting Month’ data, including the data received through other media will be published later.

Membership
A total of 15 new members have registered during the month. We warmly welcome new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 3181
Number of Species 239
Number of Endemic Species 24
Number of Proposed endemic Species 7
Number of migrant species 51

Nesting records
Number of observations 10
Number of species 7
Species (Baya Weaver, Cattle Egret, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Red-vented Bulbul, Scaly-breasted Munia, Silverbilll, White-rumped Munia)

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
Red-vented Bulbul (112)
Yellow-billed Babbler (99)
Common Myna (99)
House Crow (93)
White-throated Kingfisher (84)

Top five users (No: of observations)
Chandanie Wanigatunge (576)
Newton Jayawardane (558)
Salindra Kasun Dayananda (399)
Dilshan De Silva (350)
Darshana Ranatunga (247)

A total of 85 locations were visited during December by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. This is the highest number of locations visited during a month after the launch of the database. As in the previous month, highest number of observations was made at Ragama (350).

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

We wish you happy birding.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”

Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the month of November

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ web based data entry system for Sri Lanka completed another successful month by the end of November. Detailed analysis for the past year will be published shortly. Summary results of the analysis for November are given in this report. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 24th December 2008.

Membership
New members 15
Total members 205
We warmly welcome new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 2238
Number of Species 208
Number of Endemic Species 19
Number of Proposed endemic Species 5
Number of migrant species 39

Nesting records
Number of observations 14
Number of species 8
Species (Cattle Egret, Intermediate Egret, Brown-headed Barbet, Oriental Magpie Robin, House Crow, Common Myna, Black-throated Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia)

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
House Crow (97)
Common Myna (91)
Red-vented Bulbul (77)
Yellow-billed Babbler (64)
Spotted Dove (64)

Top five users (No: of observations)
Newton Jayawardane (646)
Kusum Fernando (393)
Dilshan De Silva (351)
Salindra Kasun Dayananda (324)
Rienzie Fernando (176)


A total of 39 locations were visited during November by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. As in the previous month, highest number of observations was made at Ragama (330).

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

We wish you happy new year with full of birding.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”
Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

Birding at Kithulgala forests – A memorable experience

FOGSL members participated in another successful field visit at Kithulgala from 21st to 23rd November. Kithulgala forest is a convenient location for bird watching since it is located in a short distance from Colombo. Being a lowland rain forest, Kithulgala provides an excellent habitat for many birds. Although it was rainy during the period, our members were able to record sixty six species including nine endemics. Visiting the Belilena caves, where fossils of more than 32,000 years old discovered, was an unforgettable experience. The long trek through the jungle to reach this cave provided real outdoor experience as well as opportunity for birding.
Participants: Mr. A.S.M. Rufki, Ms. Indika Amali, Mr. Chandima, Mr. Nirmal Ranasinghe, Mr. Niren Ranasinghe, Mr. P. Fernando, Ms. S. Fernando, Mr. Niranjan Bandaranayaka, Mr G. Herath, Mr. C.R.I. Gomez, Miss. Nimalka Sanjeewanee, Miss. Kashmy Sadanayake, Mr. Sugathsiri Bandara and Mr. Indrika Pradeepa.

List of birds recorded during the visit
Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii)
Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Spotted Dove (Stigmatopelia chinensis)
Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Pompadour Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora)
Green Imperial-pigeon (Ducula aenea)
Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot (Loriculus beryllinus)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Sri Lanka Emerald-collared Parakeet (Psittacula calthropae)
Sri Lanka Red-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
Brown-backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus)
Asian Palm-swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
Little Swift (Apus affinis)
Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaultia)
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis)
Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica)
Sri Lanka Yellow-fronted Barbet (Megalaima flavifrons)
Crimson-fronted Barbet (Megalaima rubricapillus)
Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)
Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)
Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradise)
Jungle Crow (Corvus levaillantii)
Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)
Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus)
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
Yellow-browed Bulbul (Iole indica)
Asian Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
Large-billed Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
Sri Lanka Brown-capped Babbler (Pellorneum fuscocapillus)
Dark-fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps)
Sri Lanka Orange-billed Babbler (Turdoides rufescens)
Yellow-billed Babbler (Turdoides affinis)
Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Sri Lanka Spot-winged Thrush (Zoothera imbricata)
Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)
White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
Brown-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui)
Tickell's Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)
Jerdon’s Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)
Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Nectarinia zeylonica)
White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata)

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Indrika Pradeepa provided the bird list and photos. FOGSL acknowledges Mr. Padmasiri and his staff at the Ceylon Adventure Sports, Kithulgala for facilitate FOSGL team during the period.

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the month of October

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ web based data entry system for Sri Lanka completed another successful month by the end of October. Summary results of the month of October is given in this report. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 21st November 2008.

Membership
New members 11
Total members 190
We warmly welcome new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 2065
Number of Species 180
Number of Endemic Species 19
Number of Proposed endemic Species 7
Number of migrant species 22

Nesting records
Number of observations 12
Number of species 10
Species (Baya Weaver, Brown Paradise- flycathcher, Common Myna, Great Egret, Greater Coucal, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Red-vented Bulbul, White-rumped Munia, White-throated Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Babbler)

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
Common Myna (78)
House Crow (76)
Yellow-billed Babbler (65)
Red-vented Bulbul (62)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (61)

Top five users (No: of observations)
Rahula Perera (657)
Newton Jayawardena (603)
Dilshan De Silva (253)
Chandanie Wanigatunge (147)
Kusum Fernando (140)


A total of 48 locations were visited during October by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. As in the previous month, highest number of observations was made at Ragama (330).

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”

Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the month of September

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ web based data entry system for Sri Lanka completed another successful month by the end of September. A short summary of the results obtained during the month of September is given in this report. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 20th October 2008.

Membership
New members 12
Total members 180
We warmly welcome new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

Observations
Total Number of Observations 1480
Number of Species 177
Number of Endemic Species 22
Number of Proposed endemic Species 7
Number of migrant species 24

Nesting records
Number of observations 11
Number of species 4
(Large billed Crow, Spotted Dove, Red-vented Bulbul and Great Egret)

Mostly recorded species (No: of observations)
House Crow (64)
Red-vented Bulbul (61)
Yellow-billed Babbler (57)
Spotted Dove (56)
Common Myna (55)

Top five users (No: of observations)
Newton Jayawardena (365)
Rahula Perera (360)
Sashi Siriwardena (186)
Chandanie Wanigatunge (163)
Lahiru Bulathsinhala (129)


A total of 43 locations were visited during September by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. As in the previous month, highest number of observations was made at Ragama (226).

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”

Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the month of August

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ web based data entry system for Sri Lanka completed another successful month by the end of August. A short summary of the results obtained during the month of August is given in this report. This analysis is based on the data downloaded on 12th September 2008.

Another five members registered in the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ system during the month of August. Therefore the total membership of the system was grown up to 168 at the end of the month. We warmly welcome new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

The number of observations for the month of August was 1602. A total of 186 species were recorded in the system during this period. Our members were able to record 23 of the 26 definitive endemic species and all seven proposed endemic species in the system during the month of August. A total of 12 migrant species were recorded although it is very beginning of the migrant season 2008/09.

A total of 18 nesting records were entered in the system during the month. Observations of nesting were of nine species, i.e. Brahminy Kite, Common Tailorbird, Greater Flameback, House Crow, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Yellow billed Babbler, Little Cormorant, Intermediate and Great Egrets.

As in previous months, Red-vented Bulbul (56) was the mostly recorded species during the month of August. Yellow-billed Babbler (47), Spotted Dove (47), Common Myna (47), White-throated Kingfisher (46) and House Crow (46) were the next mostly recorded species (and number of observations).

A total of 43 locations were visited during August by ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ members. Highest number of observations was made at Ragama (206). As in many previous months, Sinharaja forest reserve was the most visited area while a total of 265 observations came from three different locations in the reserve.

Member Rahula Perera made the highest number of Observations (527) as in the last month. Members Newton Jayawardena (427) and Sashi Siriwardena (265) contributed to the system by recording next highest number of observations for the month of August.

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”

Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the month of July

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ web based data entry system completed another successful month by the end of July. A short summary of the results obtained during the month of July is given in this report.

A total of nine new members registered in the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ system during the month of July. The total membership of the system was reached 163 at the end of the month. We warmly welcome new members to the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ community.

The number of observations for the month of July was 1075. A total of 153 species were recorded in the system during this period. Only 19 of the 26 definitive endemic species and all seven proposed endemic species were recorded during the month of July. Although the month is considered as a non migratory period, eight migrant species were recorded during the month. Record of Lesser Frigatebird at Thelwatta and Red-necked Phalarope at Bundala were noteworthy observations.

A total of 11 nesting records were entered in the system during the month. Observations of nesting were of eight species, i.e. Baya Weaver, Streaked Weaver, House Crow, Scaly-breasted Munia, White-browed Fantail, Little Cormorant, Intermediate and Great Egrets.

As in previous months, Red-vented Bulbul (38) was the mostly recorded species during the month of July. Next four mostly recorded species (and number of observations) were Spotted Dove (36), White-bellied Drongo (31), White-throated Kingfisher (30) and House Crow (28).

A total of 27 locations were visited during July by our members. Highest number of observations was made at Dunuwila (181). Sinharaja forest reserve was the most visited area while a total of 198 observations came from five different locations in the reserve.

Member Rahula Perera made the highest number of Observations (467) during the month of July as in the last month. Members Newton Jayawardena (274) and Susantha Sanjeewa (142) contributed to the system by recording next highest number of observations for the month.

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”

Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the month of June

Sri Lanka Birds completed another successful month by the end of June. A short summary of the results obtained during the month of June is given in this report.

A total of eighteen new members registered in the ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ system during the month of June. The total membership of the system was grown up to 154 at the end of the month.

The number of observations for the month of June was 802. A total of 140 species were recorded in the system during this period. Only 17 of the 26 definitive endemic species and five of the seven proposed endemic species were recorded in the system during the month of June.

As in previous months, Red-vented Bulbul (31) was the mostly recorded species. Next four mostly recorded species (and number of observations) were Brown-headed Barbet (27), Yellow-billed Babbler (26), Common Tailorbird (25) and Common Myna (25).

A total of 38 locations were visited during June by our members. Highest number of observations was made at the Sinharaja Martin’s Lodge (83). Sinharaja forest reserve was the most visited area while a total of 172 observations came from three different locations in the reserve.

Member Rahula Perera made the highest number of Observations (258) during the month of June. Members Sashi Siriwardena (148) and Rienzie Fernando (65) recorded next highest number of observations in the system for the month.

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

We wish you happy birding.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”
Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

Birding at Adam's Peak

FOGSL organised another successful field visit for its members from 20th to 22nd June. Trekking along the foot path from Palabaddala was memorable experience to the members. Following report on the visit was provided by Dr. Newton Jayawardane.

We left the FOGSL office (at University of Colombo) around 7.30 am on Friday the 20th of June. As there were three last minute drop outs there were ample amount of seats left in our coach! We stopped at Meenhanna, Getaheththa at the 66th Km post for breakfast. The manager of the hotel welcomed us with his much obliging smile. We all enjoyed his buffet breakfast very much!
We arrived at Palabaddala temple by noon. ‘Bana Maduwa’ was our base camp. We erected four tents inside it. This was very helpful for us to escape from mosquitoes. Ratnapura district was subject to a ‘chicken guinea’ epidemic few weeks ago. Further we were protected from the much chilly cold weather which prevails there at nights. In the afternoon we did birding around and went to see the 'Mapolana Ella'. This is the highest water fall of the Rathnapura district and fourth highest water fall of Sri Lanka. We were much greeted by the calls of the Sri Lanka Myna and Sri Lanka Layards Parakeets. We experienced much rain on our way back but had the greetings of lots of black bulbuls. We saw ratkeliya (endemic), patkela (endemic), bovitiya and sapu plants with fruits. Dilini who joined us from the Botany department was a great help for us to identify plant species. After the dinner we prepared the bird list and had a lengthy discussion about the following day birding and climb to the Adams peak. Those who participate on earlier trips to peak wilderness discussed the problems encountered, possible causes for them and how we tackled them. Basic body physiology and Medical aspect of climbing was dealt by a Doctor in the team. Our team leader Mr Nashath Hafi gave clear instructions to stop climbing and to turn back by 2.00 pm. It was a very wise decision he took and we saw the results on the following day!!
We had a good night sleep inside the tents but sleep was disturbed occasionally due to snoring of our own comrades!
Day 2

Sunday morning we woke up early. Three hill swallows were on the electric wire just ahead of our door. We packed our breakfast and lunch packets and started our journey by 7.00 am. We saw all six varieties of Bulbuls on the way. We came across a bird flock and Crested Drongos, a pair of Trogons and Lesser yellow-naped Woodpecker were clearly seen.

Sri Lanka army was constructing cemented steps and completed 3800 steps by now. Having climbed all steps we came to ‘Geththam pana’, a place for the nature lovers with a panorama. The water stream there was fascinating. We started moving further up and unfortunately had to face torrential rains. By 1.30 pm we had come close to Seetha gangula. We concluded it was impossible to go to peak and decided to turn back. It was sad but we had to obey the instructions of our team leader. On the way we had a good break and our lunch at ‘Geththam pana’ and started to descend. Three dogs were accompanying us from Palabaddala, later they became a nuisance and started barking and quarrelling on the way. They disturbed the birds including a group of Blue magpies. So even you are a dog lover do not take them on birding trips. We saw a large number of White-bellied Drongos, Sri Lanka Mynas and Black Bulbuls. We reached the base camp by 5.30 pm. On the way back, we saw Pelang (endemic) and Goraka trees with fruits. We did not forget to try on some goraka fruits. Some of us enjoyed a bath at an adjoining "Peella". Unlike earlier peak wilderness trips all members were fit and healthy this time after climbing!! As usual after a tasty dinner, we had our discussions and bird list prepared. The meals we had were typical village meals and were much tasty. Some of us ate 'Thebu mallum, Alakola maluwa and Aligatapera kola malluma' for the first time of our life!!

Day 3
Quite interesting. As soon as we started birding, we saw a White-faced Starling and a group of Imperial Green Pigeons. Amila's knowledge and his telescope was an immense help for us. We explored the jungle called 'Akkara panaha' that located close to the Mapalana waterfall. In addition to our usual birding we saw the following trees; kekiriwara, hora, galweralu, kirihembiliya, freycinetia, keena & walukeena (all are enemics) and wal kopi. We returned to our base camp by 11.30am. After lunch we left for Colombo and reached the University by 5.30pm.

Participants: Nishanthi Perera, Kusum Fernando, Chameera Senavirathne, Garlinga Herath, Pushpakumara, N.R. Dilani, Devi Jayathilaka, C.R.I. Gomez, Newton Jayawardhana, L.W. Manawadu, K.Y. Ganeshapraya, Mohamad Faris, Amila Salgadu, A. Nashath B. Hafi, Indrika Pradeepa

The list of birds recorded during the three day visit.

Sri Lanka Spurfowl
Sri Lanka Junglefowl
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Crested Serpent-eagle
Shikra
Black Eagle
White-breasted Waterhen
Rock Pigeon
Sri Lanka Wood-pigeon
Spotted Dove
Emerald Dove
Pompadour Green-pigeon
Green Imperial-pigeon
Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot
Plum-headed Parakeet
Sri Lanka Emerald-collared Parakeet
Greater Coucal
Indian Swiftlet
Asian Palm-swift
Little Swift
Malabar Trogon
White-throated Kingfisher
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
Brown-headed Barbet
Sri Lanka Yellow-fronted Barbet
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Lesser Yellownape
Black-rumped Flameback
Greater Flameback
Common Iora
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Small Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Black-hooded Oriole
White-bellied Drongo
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Black-naped Monarch
Asian Paradise-flycatcher
Sri Lanka Magpie
Jungle Crow
Great Tit
Hill Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Black-crested Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Sri Lanka Yellow-eared Bulbul
Common name
White-browed Bulbul
Yellow-browed Bulbul
Asian Black Bulbul
Common Tailorbird
Sri Lanka Brown-capped Babbler
Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Dark-fronted Babbler
Sri Lanka Orange-billed Babbler
Yellow-billed Babbler
Sri Lanka Ashy-headed Laughingthrush
Sri Lanka White-eye
Oriental White-eye
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sri Lanka Myna
Hill Myna
Common Myna
Sri Lanka White-faced Starling
Sri Lanka Spot-winged Thrush
Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush
Oriental Magpie-robin
Sri Lanka Dull-blue Flycatcher
Tickell's Blue-flycatcher
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Jerdon’s Leafbird
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Sri Lanka White-throated Flowerpecker
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Long-billed Sunbird
House Sparrow
White-rumped Munia
Black-throated Munia

Photos: Indrika Pradeepa

Bird Ringing at Horton Plains

Horton Plains National Park is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Sri Lanka because of the misty mountains that surround it and its peculiar wildlife. It is also a popular location for bird watching especially to see highland species. More than 150 bird species are recorded from the Horton plains National Park.

Recently, the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka conducted a training programme on Bird ringing and other bird study techniques to the staff of the Department of Wild Life Conservation on a request made by Mr. Y.G.B. Karunarathna, Park Warden of the Horton Plains National park. Twenty one officers from the Central region participated in this programme. The workshop was held from 29th to 31st May 2008.

The programme was conducted in a participatory manner and included series of lectures, discussions, field practicals and many other activities.

A total of 23 birds represented by seven species were captured during this period. This included four endemic species, namely Sri Lanka Bush Warbler, Sri Lanka White-eye, Sri Lanka Dull Blue Flycatcher and Sri Lanka Yellow –eared Bulbul. Other captured species were Common Tailorbird, Dark fronted Babbler and Eurasian Blackbird.

Chinthaka Kaluthota and Sandun Perera conducted the workshop while Kasun Dayananda, Sarath Sanjeewa and Dayani Rathnayaka assisted them throughout the period.

FOGSL wishes acknowledge Mr. Y.G.B. Karunarathna (Park Warden, Horton Plains NP) for organizing the workshop and providing all the necessary facilities for the participants. Mr. Pathirana and Mr. Dayarathna (Horton Plains NP) helped in many ways to conduct the workshop smoothly. FOGSL also wishes to extend its sincere gratitude to the supporting staff of the park for their active support during the period.

Participants: V.K.G. Nilaweera, B.V.R.I.G. Bandara, Indika De Silva, Sarath Chandrasiri, R.G.R.S. Ranathunga, D.M.S.K. Dissanayake, H.R.D.S. Senanayake, E. Gunadasa, P.G. Chandrapala, Chamath Lakshman, Manoj Vidyaratne, T.P. Dayaratna, W.S. Wijerathna, Chaminda Prasad, Laxman Ranaweera, G.M.T.I. Galapatha, I.G.S. Gunerathne, M.K. Kodithuwakku, C.M. Abeyrathna Banda, H.P. Jayathilak

Photos by Kasun Dayananda.

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the month of May

Sri Lanka Birds completed sixth months of its successful journey by the end of May. A brief summary of the results obtained during the month of May is given here. A full analysis of the results of the first six months operation of “Sri Lanka Birds” will be published shortly.

Eight new members registered in the Sri Lanka Birds system during the month of May showing its continued growth.

The number of observations for the month of May was 816. Total of 165 species were recorded in the system during this period. Our members were able to record 23 of the 26 definitive endemic species and six of the seven proposed endemic species during the month of May. Only seven species of migratory birds were recorded in this month.

As in previous months, Red-vented Bulbul (21) was the mostly recorded species. Next five mostly recorded species (and number of observations) were Common Myna (18), Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl (17), Spotted Dove (17), Pale billed Flowerpecker (16) and Common Tailorbird (16).

Observations of nesting birds were recorded for only one species in the system during May. Two nesting observations of Black Bulbul were recorded at two different locations in Sinharaja rain forest.

A total of 22 locations were visited during May by our members. Highest number of observations were made at the Sinharaja Kudawa entrance (114) as in the previous months. Sinharaja forest reserve was the most visited area while a total of 225 observations came from four different locations in the reserve.

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

More functions are introduced to the system during last month giving more freedom and abilities to its users. Some of the new functionalities for users are as follows.

• if you have a visit in your list added by another user (where you were one of the observers), their username is now shown at the bottom of the screen for that visit
• there is now a Filter for My Visits to enable you to subset your visits by date and/or location name
• the record number is shown on all Top 50 reports and Latest News, with the ability to move through the Latest News items
• Location and Species reports now have a '?' button (as in the latest news page) to enable the whole visit information to be seen
• more fields have been added to the download options
• it is essential to provide co-ordinates for new locations (0,0 is no longer allowed). If the new location is difficult to find in google maps, keep the location tag as it is in the map and provide information about the location as much as possible in the notes section. It will help validators to identify the exact location.

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate the contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

We wish you happy birding.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”

Field Ornithology Group of sri Lanka

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.

‘Sri Lanka Birds’ in the festive month

April is a festive month for every Sri Lankan because of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year. A brief summary of the results obtained during this festive month is given here. However, lowest number of visits and observations were recorded in this month after the launch of the system. It is predictable in this month since our members had to participate in many other activities as well.

Nine new members registered for the month of April increasing the total membership to 130.

The number of observations for the month of April was 574. Total of 144 species were recorded in the system during this period. It is nearly a half (50.9%) of the total number of species recorded so far in the system. Although the number of observations recorded was low, our members were able to record 21 of the 26 definitive endemic species and all seven proposed endemic species within the month of April.

Five mostly recorded species (and number of observations) were Red vented Bulbul (21), White-bellied Drongo (20), Yellow billed Babbler (17), Spotted Dove (17), and Common Myna (17).

Observations of nesting birds were recorded for a total of four species in the system during April. Species recorded nesting were, Crimson fronted Barbet, Greater Coucal, Common Myna and Orange breasted Green Pigeon.

A total of 21 locations were visited during April by our members. Highest numbers of observations were made at the locations in the Gampaha District namely Ihalayagoda (86) and Katawalamulla-Ganemulla (76).

Current statistics describing the number of field visits, number of observations and bird species, as well as the number of users registered in the system, are displayed on the login page of ‘Sri Lanka Birds’ - www.worldbirds.org/srilanka .

We would like to thank all the members for entering their valuable observations into Sri Lanka Birds. We highly appreciate contributions of members towards conservation of birds through this initiative.

We wish you happy birding.

Administrator of “Sri Lanka Birds”
Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka

Another successful workshop on Forest Birds Flocks at Sinharaja

The Forest birds flocks study workshop conducted by the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka was held at Sinharaja rain forest from 20th to 23rd March 2008 led by Mr. Amila Salgado who is a senior member of the FOGSL and also a professional tour guide in the country. Mr. Rahula Perera (The president of the FOGSL) were also joined the group on the second day of the workshop who shared his birding experience with us and also conducted some lessons about forest bird flocks.

This group (including the beginners who were on their first visit to Sinharaja) was very lucky to observe most number of endemic birds including the most elusive bird “Sri Lanka Red faced Malkoha” within a short period of time at the first entrance to the forest during the workshop. Most of the birds were seen in large numbers while observing more than 13 Sri Lanka White faced starlings in a single tree. Some of the highlights were Sri Lanka Green billed Coucal, Indian cuckoo, Sri Lanka Spur fowl, Sri Lanka Red faced Malkoha. In addition Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl, Sri Lanka Spot winged Thrush, Sri Lanka Yellow Fronted Barbet, Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, Sri Lanka Myna, Sri Lanka Orange billed Babbler, Sri Lanka Brown capped Babbler, Sri Lanka Ashy headed Laughing-thrush, Tickell’s blue Flycatcher, Yellow browed Bulbul, Crested Drongo, Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler, Black capped Bulbul, Sri Lanka Chestnut backed Owlet are some of the species to be mentioned.

Members Jayanthi Karunaratne, Amitha Perera, Chandrasiri Samarasinhe, P. Gunasekara, Nilantha Anurudha, K.Y. Ganeshapriya, Basuru Rathnamalala, Amila Salgado, Rahula Perera, and Indrika Pradeepa participated for the workshop.


Finally the workshop can be described as one of the most successful workshops I have participated and everybody seemed to be thrilled with birding at the end. As a whole we must thank Amila & Rahula for sharing their experience to complete this workshop with a great success.


Following birds were recorded during the workshop.

01 Galloperdix bicalcarata Sri Lanka Spurfowl
02 Gallus lafayetii Sri Lanka Junglefowl
03 Ixobrychus flavicollis Black Bittern
04 Spilornis cheela Crested Serpent-eagle
05 Spizaetus cirrhatus Changeable Hawk-eagle
06 Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen
07 Columba torringtoniae Sri Lanka Wood-pigeon
08 Stigmatopelia chinensis Spotted Dove
09 Chalcophaps indica Emerald Dove
10 Treron pompadora Pompadour Green-pigeon

11 Ducula aenea Green Imperial-pigeon
12 Loriculus beryllinus Sri Lanka Hanging-parrot
13 Psittacula calthropae Sri Lanka Emerald-collared Parakeet
14 Clamator coromandus Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
15 Cuculus micropterus Indian Cuckoo
16 Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian Koel
17 Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Sri Lanka Red-faced Malkoha
18 Centropus chlororhynchus Sri Lanka Green-billed Coucal
19 Glaucidium castanonotum Sri Lanka Chestnut-backed Owlet
20 Batrachostomus moniliger Frogmouth
21 Collocalia unicolor Indian Swiftlet
22 Hirundapus giganteus Brown-backed Needletail
23 Cypsiurus balasiensis Asian Palm-swift
24 Hemiprocne coronata Crested Treeswift
25 Harpactes fasciatus Malabar Trogon
26 Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher
27 Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher
28 Merops philippinus Blue-tailed Bee-eater
29 Ocyceros gingalensis Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
30 Megalaima zeylanica Brown-headed Barbet
31 Megalaima flavifrons Sri Lanka Yellow-fronted Barbet
32 Picus chlorolophus Lesser Yellownape
33 Dinopium benghalense Black-rumped Flameback
34 Chrysocolaptes lucidus Greater Flameback
35 Aegithina tiphia Common Iora
36 Pericrocotus flammeus Scarlet Minivet
37 Hemipus picatus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
38 Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike
39 Oriolus xanthornus Black-hooded Oriole
40 Dicrurus caerulescens White-bellied Drongo
41 Dicrurus paradiseus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
42 Hypothymis azurea Black-naped Monarch
43 Terpsiphone paradisi Asian Paradise-flycatcher
44 Urocissa ornata Sri Lanka Magpie
45 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
46 Pycnonotus melanicterus Black-crested Bulbul
47 Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul
48 Pycnonotus luteolus White-browed Bulbul
49 Iole indica Yellow-browed Bulbul
50 Hypsipetes leucocephalus Asian Black Bulbul
51 Orthotomus sutorius Common Tailorbird
52 Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler
53 Phylloscopus magnirostris Large-billed Leaf-warbler
54 Pellorneum fuscocapillus Sri Lanka Brown-capped Babbler
55 Pomatorhinus melanurus Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler
56 Rhopocichla atriceps Dark-fronted Babbler
57 Turdoides rufescens Sri Lanka Orange-billed Babbler
58 Turdoides affinis Yellow-billed Babbler
59 Garrulax cinereifrons Sri Lanka Ashy-headed Laughingthrush
60 Zosterops ceylonensis Sri Lanka White-eye
61 Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye
62 Gracula ptilogenys Sri Lanka Myna
63 Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
64 Sturnus albofrontatus White-faced Starling
65 Zoothera spiloptera Sri Lanka Spot-winged Thrush
66 Zoothera imbricata Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush
67 Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie-robin
68 Muscicapa dauurica Asian Brown Flycatcher
69 Muscicapa muttui Brown-breasted Flycatcher
70 Cyornis tickelliae Tickell's Blue-flycatcher
71 Chloropsis aurifrons Golden-fronted Leafbird
72 Dicaeum vincens Sri Lanka White-throated Flowerpecker
73 Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Pale-billed Flowerpecker
74 Nectarinia zeylonica Purple-rumped Sunbird
75 Lonchura punctulata Scaly-breasted Munia
76 Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail

The report is provided by Nishantha Ganeshapriya. Photos are provided by Indrika Pradeepa.