Warblers
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Dusky Warbler
Photographed in Horton Plains National Park.
Photographed at Horton Planes.
Photographed in the outskirts of Kerawalapitiya.
Photographed in Horton Plains National Park.
Zitting Cisticola / Streaked Fantail Warbler
(ඉරි පවන්සැරියා)
Cisticola juncidis
First seen at Horton Planes I had to put it on lakdasun.org to get a verification of its identity. An energetic little bird, he put up a nice little display for me.
I believe the next set of photos from Bundala National Park is also of a Zitting Cisticola.
Images 6 to 11 again are from Horton Plains National Park. Images 12 and 13 are from the outskirts of Nilgala. Image 14 from Kerawalapitiya.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Grey-breasted Prinia / Franklin’s Prinia
(ළය-අලු ප්රිනියා)
Prinia hodgsonii
Yet to capture image
Photographed at Diyasaru Wetland Park.
Photographed in the outskirts of Wilpaththu National Park.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sigiriya.
Photographed at Diyasaru Wetland Park.
Plain Prinia / White-browed Prinia
(සරල ප්රිනියා)
Prinia inornata
First and second images seen from a distance at Kuchchaveli, I believe this is a Plain Prinia. Next two images during a drive through Wilpattu National Park when trying to get from Puttalam to Mannar.
Images 5 and 6 are from Giants Tank area in Mannar. Based on the eyebrow I believe these are all Plain Prinia's. Image 7 - 9 taken early in the morning at Diyasaru park, Thalawathugoda. There were a few of them jumping around and making a bit of noise. Images 10 to 17 from mashes around Thalangama lake.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sigiriya.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sigiriya.
Photographed in the outskirts of Sigiriya.
Ashy Prinia
(අලු ප්රිනියා)
Prinia socialis
Although I have seen this beauty many times, I have never been able to get a good photograph of it all this time. These half-decent images were captured at the outskirts of Sigiriya forest reserve. Hoping I will get lucky one of these days.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Jungle Prinia / Large Prinia
(වන ප්රීනියා)
Prinia sylvatica
Yet to capture image
Photographed in front of my house in Nawala.
Photographed in the outskirts of Bulathsinhala.
Photographed in front of my house in Nawala.
Photographed in front of my house in Nawala.
Common Tailorbird
(බට්ටිච්චා)
Orthotomus sutorius
Although quite common, this little energy bundle of a bird is difficult to photograph as they are very small and very fast. Took these pictures in low light in front of my ancestral home in 'Bulathsinhala'.
Image 3 and 4 from Diyasaru park, Thalawathugoda. All other images are from my home garden in Nawala.
Image 9 is of a pair of them resting among the leaves during the mid-day sun.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Booted Warbler
(කෙසරුපා රුක්රැවියා)
Iduna caligata
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Lesser Whitethroat
(හී ගෙලසුදු රුසිරවියා)
Sylvia curruca
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.
Photographed in the outskirts of Kandalama Wewa.
Photographed in the outskirts of Kandalama Wewa.
Photographed in the outskirts of Kandalama Wewa.
Photographed in the outskirts of Kandalama Wewa.
Bright Green Warbler / Green Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus
Based on the faintly visible 2nd wing bar and smaller sized bill, I believe this is a Bright-green Warbler and not a Greenish Warbler or a Large-billed Leaf Warbler. Seen and photographed within the bush at Kandalama, as they move from one branch to another so fast, taking a decent photograph was a big challenge.
There were a pair of them busy jumping around the branches.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Greenish Warbler / Greenish Leaf Warbler
(කොල ගස්රැවියා)
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Large-billed Leaf Warbler
(මතුසු ගස්රැවියා)
Phylloscopus magnirostris
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Dusky Warbler
(අඳුරු ගස්රැවියා)
Phylloscopus fuscatus
Yet to capture image
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Still waiting to get lucky and capture image.
Broad-tailed Grass Warbler
(මාපෙඳ තණරැවියා)
Schoenicola platyurus
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.
Western Crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis
Yet to capture image