We took a family vacation to Sri Lanka in December. Primary objective was not birding...but I (as usual) ended up doing a bit of birding with my 70-300mm.
Most of the time we were in Trincomalee on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka.
White bellied sea eagle shot from the Shiva temple on a hill at Trincomalee
My first view of the grey bellied cuckoo and the chestnut headed bee-eater:
There were a few common waders ( Thick Knees, Herons)
We spent a day in the central district of Si Lanka, a lovely resort called Chaya village in Habarana. Wish we had more time as the avian population there was quite diverse and confiding
The best shot was my lifer - the Malabar Pied Hornbill and the Sri Lanka Giant Squirrel
Sri Lanka holds a lot of promise for birding and definitely worth going for an exclusive birding trip.
Most of the time we were in Trincomalee on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka.
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
White bellied sea eagle shot from the Shiva temple on a hill at Trincomalee
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
My first view of the grey bellied cuckoo and the chestnut headed bee-eater:
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
There were a few common waders ( Thick Knees, Herons)
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
We spent a day in the central district of Si Lanka, a lovely resort called Chaya village in Habarana. Wish we had more time as the avian population there was quite diverse and confiding
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
The best shot was my lifer - the Malabar Pied Hornbill and the Sri Lanka Giant Squirrel
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
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| From 2011 Dec Birds of Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka holds a lot of promise for birding and definitely worth going for an exclusive birding trip.
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