The Diyasaru Park is a great place to go birding. Not only is it a mere 20 minutes from my house with the bicycle, but it seems to attract uncommon species. I have already seen great birds there including Daurian Starling, Greater Painted Snipe, Ruddy-breasted Crake, three species of bittern and many others. When Mr … Continue reading Diyasaru Park 20.01.2019
We had a four-day weekend from April 27 to May 1, but due to schoolwork, I only managed to get out one morning. As the Diyasaru Park is very close to my home, I chose to visit this small productive wetland in the morning. The common water birds, such as Asian Openbill, Grey-headed Swamphen, Lesser Whistling-Duck, … Continue reading Diyasaru Park 01.05.2018
This is my first blog post since I moved to Sri Lanka, and so far, I’ve had many memorable experiences, both cultural and bird wise. Despite having had lots to do after moving into our new home and settling in the new school, I already had many chances to see some of the country's birds. … Continue reading Diyasaru Park 31.01.2018
This year I finally participated in my first Birding Big Day with my mother, an event where one has to identify as many birds as possible within a 24-hour period. We started fairly early in the morning from Pretoria and began birding in the Vlaklaagte grasslands north of Bronkhorstspruit. From there we drove to the … Continue reading Birding Big Day 25.11.2017
My Zone Is Birding 