What’s your favourite hen species?
Orange-breasted Inexperienced-Pigeon & Sri Lanka Inexperienced-Pigeon. I recognize each species.
What’s your identify, and the place do you reside?
My identify is Susantha Weerappuli & I’m from Sri Lanka.
Chestnut-backed Owlet
What are the principle areas or places you cowl as a hen information?
I supply hen guiding providers throughout all the island.
How lengthy have you ever been a hen information?
I’ve been working as a hen information for over thirty years.
Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush
How did you get into hen guiding?
I used to be born & raised within the countryside and had the chance to work within the Nationwide Parks as a park information at an early stage, the place I developed my curiosity and fervour for birdwatching.
What are the features of being a hen information that you just like greatest? Which features do you dislike most?
It’s all the time an awesome pleasure for me to search out uncommon species & share these sightings with my shoppers whereas additionally photographing each widespread & uncommon birds in quite a lot of postures. I shouldn’t have that many dislikes.
What are the highest 5-10 birds in your area which can be essentially the most attention-grabbing for visiting birders?
Though Sri Lanka is a small island, it’s residence to 35 species of endemic birds, a few of that are additionally endangered. I imagine species such because the Serendib Scops-Owl, Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush, Sri Lanka Thrush, Crimson-faced Malkoha, Inexperienced-billed Coucal, together with many different endemic species and uncommon migrants just like the Pied Thrush and Kashmir Flycatcher, could be extremely wanted by severe birding fanatics visiting Sri Lanka.
Crimson-faced Malkoha
Are you able to define no less than one typical birdwatching journey in your space? Please briefly describe the places, the important thing birds, and the approximate period of such a visit
The next journey could be the most well-liked birding itinerary in Sri Lanka as it’s primarily designed to cowl the Endemic species and the uncommon migrants over wintering in Sri Lanka.
Day 01 / 02. Kitulgala – Makandawa Forest Reserve & the adjoining village.
It is a secondary rain forest patch situated alongside one of many most important rivers, “Kelani,” within the southwest of Sri Lanka.
Key species: Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Chestnut-backed Owlet, Sri Lanka Inexperienced Pigeon, Brown-capped Babbler, Spot-winged Thrush, Inexperienced-billed Coucal, Crimson-backed Flameback, Crimson-backed Flameback, Serendib Scops-Owl, Sri Lanka Bay-Owl, Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher, Sri Lanka Myna, Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, and Sri Lanka Spurfowl.
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie
Day 03 / 04. Nuwaraeliya – Horton Plains Nationwide Park & Victoria Park.
Horton Plain Nationwide Park is situated within the highest elevations of Sri Lanka, which is round 2300msl and residential to a lot of endemic species restricted to the upper elevations.
Key species: Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush, Sri Lanka Bush Warbler, Sri Lanka Wooden-Pigeon, Uninteresting-blue Flycatcher, Yellow-eared Bulbul, Indian Blackbird, Hill Swallow, Pied Bushchat, and Sri Lanka Scimitar Babbler.
Victoria Park is situated in the midst of Nuwaraeliya City, and it attracts some North Indian winter guests in the course of the Northern Winter.
Key species: Kashmir Flycatcher, Pied Thrush, Uninteresting-blue Flycatcher, Sri Lanka White-eye, Yellow-eared Bulbul, Indian Pitta, and Indian Blue Robin.
Pied Thrush
Day. 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 – Tissamaharama. – Yala, Galge & Bundala Nationwide Parks.
These three nationwide parks are situated within the southern dry lowlands. Dry zone forest birds are the highlights there. Moreover, being a Ramsar Wetland, Bundala Nationwide Park supplies habitats for a whole lot of waders, terns, and passerines over wintering in the course of the Northern Winter.
Key species: Sri Lanka Woodshrike, Sri Lanka Swallow, Sri Lankan Shama, Blue-faced Malkoha, Sirkeer Malkoha, Barred Buttonquail, Malabar Pied-Hornbill, Indian Thick-knee, Nice Thick-knee, Small Pratincole, Lesser Adjutant, Gray-headed Fish-Eagle, White-tailed Iora, Indian Nightjar, Orange-breasted Inexperienced-Pigeon, Pied Cuckoo, Watercock, Yellow Bittern, Indian Silverbill, Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Leopard & Sloth Bear.
Day 09. Udawalawe. – Udawalawe Nationwide Park.
Udawalawe Nationwide Park is once more a dry zone forest filled with passerines, raptors & Asian wild Elephants.
Day 10 / 11 / 12. – Sinharaja Forest Reserve
That is the stronghold of the endemic species & the final remaining major lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka.
Key species: Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie, Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Serendib Scops-Owl, Chestnut-backed Owlet, Crimson-faced Malkoha, Sri Lanka Thrush, Ashy-headed Laughingthrush, Sri Lanka Drongo, Malabar Trogon, Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Spot-winged Thrush, White-faced Starling & many extra species.
Serendib Scops-Owl
If any readers of 10,000 Birds are keen on birding with you, how can they greatest contact you?
Anybody can contact me by means of my web site under,
Is there anything you wish to share with the readers of 10,000 Birds?
I wish to invite the birdwatchers world wide to go to the paradise island of Sri Lanka for a memorable lifetime birdwatching expertise.
Sri Lanka Thrush
