Transfer from Tissa to Udawalawe – afternoon visit to Udawalawe National Park
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Transfer from Tissa to Udawalawe – afternoon visit to Udawalawe National Park
Read ArticleJohn and I were up and out with Jith and our driver at 5:30am whilst the girls stayed in bed they were having a day off to enjoy the fabulous facilities at the Hibiscus Hotel.
Read ArticleA fantastic day in the best national park I have ever visited – we saw over 100 species of birds, lots of mammals, reptiles and butterflies...........
Read ArticleThis was our best day yet despite being on the road for 5 hours we managed to see more birds than on any other day so far……………………..
Read ArticleOur earliest start yet! The day began as we all scrambled into the bus at 5am for the 90 minute journey to Horton’s Plain national park.
Read ArticleAnother pre-dawn start, John and I met with Jith and our driver at 5:45am, the girls Dawn and Gill stayed in bed, how wise!
Read ArticleOur last morning at Kithulgala was a very good one, it was also a very early start! We met Jith our guide outside the hotel at 05:45 in the dark, he wanted us to be in the field before light to give us a much better chance of seeing the ‘0wlet’.
Read ArticleOur first full day was packed full of new birds and we saw 12 of the 33 endemic species, a great start to the holiday……..
Read ArticleThis was the first day of a two week recce trip to Sri Lanka, it was a nice change to arrive in warm dry weather having been used to cold wet weather in the UK.........
Read ArticleI joined a couple of friends and spent a morning on the 'levels' hoping to see a few of the unusual species that are spending the winter there. A Dusky Warbler was the main target but Glossy Ibis, Great Egret, Bearded Tit, Eurasian Bittern, Lesser Redpoll, Siberian Chiffchaff and Firecrest are just a few of the other targets.........
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