Bundala

Trip Report Sri Lanka 2003

Simon Plat, Maaike Poppinga
Dates: 24-02-2003 till 13-03-2003
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Bundala Lewaya

Location: Bundala Lewaya can be found near Hambantota on the south coast. The wetlands are a few kilometers before the entrance of Bundala NP near the town of Weligatta, about 1 hour drive from Tissamaharama.

Costs: -

Date(s): 2-03-2003 (2 birding hours)

Notes: Bundala Lewaya is a good wetland site for finding waders and terns. It is a good and cheap alternative to Bundala NP, esspecially when Ruhunu NP is on the itinerary. While driving to Bundala Lewaya, you'll pass Embilikala Kalapuwa, which is also worth a stop.

Highlights: Great-Thick-knee (4), Yellow-wattled Lapwing (3), Green Imperial Pigeon (V)

Pics:

	The Great Thick-knee proved much more common than excepted. This one was present at Embilikala Kalapuwa.
This Purple Sunbird was very actively displaying, trying to convince a female. Even its yellow tufts are visible on this picture.

Bird List:

Column 1: S= endemic species; R=endemic race/subspecies
Column 2: N=Near-threatened; V=Vulnerable

		Tachybaptus ruficollis	Little Grebe	2
		Phalacrocorax fuscicollis	Indian Cormorant	V
		Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	V
		Ardeola grayii	Indian Pond-Heron	V
		Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	XX
		Egretta alba	Great Egret	1
		Egretta garzetta	Little Egret	V
	N	Mycteria leucocephala	Painted Stork	1
	N	Threskiornis melanocephalus	Black-headed Ibis	V
		Anas querquedula	Garganey	X
		Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Pheasant-tailed Jacana	V
		Himantopus himantopus	Black-winged Stilt	XX
		Esacus recurvirostris	Great Thick-knee	4
		Charadrius alexandrinus	Kentish Plover	V
		Charadrius dubius	Little Ringed Plover	V
		Charadrius leschenaultii	Greater Sand Plover	X
		Charadrius mongolus	Mongolian Plover	X
		Pluvialis fulva	Pacific Golden-Plover	V
		Pluvialis squatarola	Grey Plover	1
		Vanellus indicus	Red-wattled Lapwing	V
		Vanellus malabaricus	Yellow-wattled Lapwing	3
		Calidris ferruginea	Curlew Sandpiper	XX
		Calidris minuta	Little Stint	XX
		Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	V
		Tringa erythropus	Spotted Redshank	1
		Tringa glareola	Wood Sandpiper	V
		Tringa hypoleucos	Common Sandpiper	1
		Tringa nebularia	Common Greenshank	V
		Tringa stagnatilis	Marsh Sandpiper	V
		Tringa totanus	Common Redshank	V
		Chlidonias hybriduS	Whiskered Tern	X
		Chlidonias leucopterus	White-winged Tern	X
		Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern	V
		Sterna nilotica	Gull-billed Tern	X
		Columba livia	Rock Pigeon	XX
		Ducula aenea	Green Imperial-Pigeon	V
R		Streptopelia chinensis ceylonensis	Spotted Dove	XX
		Alcedo atthis	Common Kingfisher	1
		Halcyon smyrnensis	White-throated Kingfisher	V
		Merops orientalis orientalis	Little Green Bee-eater	X
		Coracias benghalensis indica	Indian Roller	V
		Hirundo rustica (incl. gutteralis)	Barn Swallow	X
		Anthus rufulus	Paddyfield Pipit	V
R		Pycnonotus cafer cafer	Red-vented Bulbul	X
R		Saxicoloides fulicata leucoptera	Indian Robin	X
R		Prinia inornata insularis	Plain Prinia	V
		Nectarinia asiatica	Purple Sunbird	V
		Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	V
R		Acridotheres tristis melanosternus	Common Myna	X
		Corvus macrorhynchos	Large-billed Crow	V
		Corvus splendens	House Crow	V

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