Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Slaty-breasted Rail / Blue-breasted Banded Rail (ළය-අලු පැති-රෙලුවා)
Gallirallus striatus
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Water Rail / Eastern Water Rail
(දිය රෙලුවා)
Rallus indicus
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Slaty-legged Crake / Banded Crake
(අලු-පා කෙරලියා)
Rallina eurizonoides
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Baillon's Crake
(බෙයිලොන් විල් කෙරලියා)
Porzana pusilla
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Ruddy-breasted Crake / Ruddy Crake
(ළය-රතු විල් කෙරලියා)
Porzana fusca
Yet to capture image
Photographed in the outskirts of Sigiriya.
Photographed in the outskirts of Gampaha.
Photographed in the outskirts of Weeravila.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sigiriya.
White-breasted Waterhen
(ළය-සුදු කොරවක්කා)
Amaurornis phoenicurus
I see these guys very often as they wander around the hotel I worked. The first photo was taken near the paddy field next to MillenniumIT. The other one was seen at Wet Water Resort, Gampaha.
Very common around lakes and swamps in Sri Lanka.
Photographed in Thalangama wetlands.
Photographed in Bundala National Park.
Photographed in Thalangama wetlands.
Photographed in Thalangama wetlands.
Watercock
(කොරා)
Gallicrex cinerea
Increasingly rare, this amazing bird was first photographed in Bundala National Park. There were 3 of them but by the time I figured out how to get to them, all but one had disappeared into the bushes. Even this one was far away to properly photograph. The structure of the legs looks extraordinary.
Images 3 and 4 are from Thalangama wetlands.
Photographed in the outskirts of Thalangama lake.
Photographed in Bundala National Park.
Photographed in the outskirts of Thalangama lake.
Photographed in the outskirts of Thalangama lake.
Common Moorhen
(පොදු ගැල්ලිනුවා)
Gallinula chloropus
For some odd reason, this one has been a difficult bird to take a clear picture of. I have been trying to take a decent image for days in 'Gampaha' and at Debara Wewa but he has been elusive as he runs away and hides for the slightest movement.
Finally got lucky at Bundala National Park. What a beauty. Then more at Thalngama lake area.
Photographed at Baddagana Wetland Park in Kotte.
Photographed in Bundala National Park.
Photographed at Diyasaru Wetland Park in Kotte.
Photographed at Baddagana Wetland Park in Kotte.
Purple Swamphen / Purple Coot
(පොඩි දම්-කිතලා)
Porphyrio poliocephalus
I was on my way out of Bundala National Park, a bit frustrated with not being able to see many birds as it was a dull day when saw these guys hanging out close to the main road. In my haste to take close-ups, I got out of the vehicle too soon which chased them away. Such beautiful colours on a beautiful bird.
Images 4 to 10 are all from Kotte, Diyawanna Oya area. They have got used to humans now and stays close although usually, they are very shy.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Photographed at Thalangama lake.
Photographed in Bundala National Park.
Photographed in the outskirts of Katharagama.
Photographed at Thalangama lake.
Pheasant-tailed Jacana
(සවුල්-පෙඳ දියසානා)
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
On a dull day at Bundala, these guys made the trip worth it as they put on a show for me. Beautiful colours and design for a water bird.
They are quite common in Thalangama lake. Images 4 to 6 from the Thalangama lake.