The Sinharaja rainforest is probably highest on the list of places international birders want to visit while in Sri Lanka, owing to the site's high numbers of special and endemic birds, plus a big array of other interesting flora and fauna. I was supposed to be going to Sinharaja with the rest of the Geography … Continue reading Sinharaja Rainforest, 04.-07.09.2019
Ever since we left South Africa and moved to Sri Lanka in 2017 I wanted to return to this beautiful country. After one-and-a-half years, I finally made a trip there with my mother to see friends and see some of the familiar places we loved to visit when we lived there.
The Northern part of Sri Lanka is generally much less visited by birders than the wet zone, probably as it is more difficult to access and there are less internationally sought-after birds. Since all endemics are found in the southern and central part of the island, this is where nearly all international birders go. As … Continue reading Mannar, 16.-19.02.2019
We had a 3-day weekend due to the National Day on January 4, so we used this opportunity to get out of the city and go to Sinharaja Forest Reserve, arguably Sri Lanka's best rainforest birding site. We've been to the southern entrance at Deniyaya before (see trip report here), but the northern entrance is … Continue reading Sinharaja Rainforest, 02.-04.02.2019
Every year in January the Overseas School of Colombo makes one-week trips with its students to various spots around the island, called Week Without Walls, in order for them to get to know the island better. Last year I went to the Jaffna area in the far north of Sri Lanka, and it was a … Continue reading Sri Lankan Highlands 21.-25.01.2019
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