Eco Team Bird watching tours

Eco Team Bird watching tours
Bird Watching Tours in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka 's abundant bird-life makes the island a true Ornithologist's paradise. Of the 427 recorded species, 250 are resident and 23 are endemic to the country.Sri Lanka 's abundant bird-life makes the island a true Ornithologist's paradise. Of the 427 recorded species, 250 are resident and 23 are endemic to the country. With such a variety of environments ranging from wet to dry zone, forest to jungle, and hill country to low lands, there's no end to the fascinating locations in which to spot many of these beautiful birds. Most of the endemic birds (such as the Sri Lankan grackle) are restricted to the wet zone, while birds such as the Sri Lanka whistling thrush and the yellow-eared bulbul reside in the hill country. Others, like the brilliantly plumaged jungle fowl, the striking red-faced malkoha and the shy brown-capped babbler can be found in forests and sanctuaries throughout the island.
Among the best areas for sighting these birds are the SINHARAJA RAIN FOREST ADAM'S PEAK WILDERNESS SANCTUARY
The large lakes (irrigation reservoirs) in the dry zone attract numerous varieties of duck, while larger aquatic birds such as stork, heron, egret, spoonbill, pelican, and ibis can easily be seen in the wetlands, especially at Wirawila, Kalametiya and BUNDALA NATIONAL PARK (which is also famed for its large flocks of migrant flamingoes). Around mid-August the first migratory species arrive in Sri Lanka. Large flocks of sandpipers, stints, plovers, terns and harriers fly over from Northern India, Siberia, Scandinavia and Western Europe and settle along the lagoons and salterns of the eastern, north-western and south-eastern coasts. In the forested areas of Sri Lanka, birds like migratory tree warblers, thrushes and cuckoos can be seen.
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Client's Testimonials

" A write up from one of our valued clients to the Delhibird.net web site after a birding tour with us"
Spent three wonderful days birding in Sri Lanka. I started early for Horton's Plains. The national park is approx 1.5 hour away from the town of Nuwara Eliya. I along with my local naturalist friend; Nayana( BTW, he is an excellent trekker and birder) trekked 11 Kms in the park and covered the World's End and Baker's fall trail.In the evening I left for the Belihuloya River Garden Resort.The management has done a good job of retaining the local eco system. There are many birds right in the place of the stay. In total saw 86 different species.

The highlights were; Dull Blue Flycatcher ( Endemic), Yellow Billed Babbler, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Sri Lankan White Eye ( Endemic), Bright Green Warbler ( can not find this bird in Grimitt!!), Orange Billed Babbler ( Endemic), SL Hanging Parrots ( Endemic), SL Jungle Fowl ( Endemic), Forest Wagtail ( BTW, this bird is very common in the resort!!), Mountain Hawk Eagle ( Heavy barring on under parts and the white tipped crest lead me to believe that this is Mountain Hawk and not Changable Hawk), Yellow Eared Bulbul ( Endemic), Crimson Fronted Barbet ( Endemic), White Browed Bulbul and Tawy Bellied Babbler.