10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2012

Whilst leading a birding tour to Sri Lanka, I spotted a flash of bright white in a lily-choked wetland near Ambalantota in the south-east of this verdant island. The males will incubate the eggs and raise the chicks to fledgling status. … A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?

Sri Lanka 184

Sri Lanka Eggs Raised Investigation 184

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? Sri Lanka (375 / 436). And where all those birds are? This map shows the distribution of the World’s bird species, based on overlying the breeding and wintering ranges of all known species. Map by BirdLife International.

Sri Lanka 256

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 256

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

Sri Lanka is a ‘must visit country’ for any keen birder. Still, I was thinking and re-thinking: should I write about the Sri Lanka travel guide now, when that country is in an economic tailspin and even its Prime Minister says the economy has “completely collapsed”? Where to look for the birds?

Sri Lanka 147

Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147