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Wild Sri Lanka

10,000 Birds

Blue Whale – 80%, Sperm Whale on 1 in 3 trips, Asian Elephant 100%, Leopard on 1 in 2 game drives, Sloth Bear on 1 in 3 game drives. The main chapters are habitats, fauna and flora, followed by a separate chapter on whales, dolphins and seabirds, and the Sri Lanka national parks and wildlife reserves.

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Seabirding off Cape Point

10,000 Birds

In many respects a pelagic trip off Cape Point is the marine equivalent of the classic African ‘safari’ game drive. To this day, the anticipation of a weather-dependent sea birding trip still holds great appeal for me, and with it the hope of sighting something new and exciting as the ‘mega-tick’ of the day.

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