Birding In My Home Garden

Birding in my home garden in Warapitiya , Matale , Sri Lanka.From 27/01.2012 to 29/01/2012. My village is situated in Knuckles range.It was a very beautiful area and also very good for birding.I'm using a Nikon P500 12.5 MP camera.

Knuckles Mountains 

Rock Mountain near to my Village

Seethala Oya - A branch of a Mahaweli River 

Recorded Birds

1. Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus
2. Black-hooded Oriole - Oriolus xanthornus
3. Hill Myna - Gracula religiosa
4. Sri Lanka Myna - Gracula ptilogenys - Endemic
5. Streaked Weaver - Ploceus manyar
6. Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus
7. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
8. White-rumped Munia - Lonchura striata
9. Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata
10. Black-headed Munia - Lonchura malacca
11. Purple-rumped Sunbird - Nectarinia zeylonica
12. Purple Sunbird - Nectarinia asiatica
13. Cinereous Tit - Parus cinereus
14. Oriental Magpie Robin - Copsychus saularis
15. Asian Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi
16. Blue-throated Flycatcher - Cyomis rubeculoides
17. Tickell's Blue Flycatcher - Cyomis tickelliae
18. Plain Prinia - Prinia inomata
19. Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense
20. Blue-winged Leafbird - Chloropsis cochinchinensis
21. Golden-fronted Leafbird - Chloropsis aurifrons
22. Common Iora - Aegithina tiphia
23. Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer
24. Yellow-browed Bulbul - Iole indica
25. Small Minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
26. Scarlet Minivet - Pericrocotus flammeus
27. Hill Swallow - Hirundo tahitica
28. Indian Pitta - Pitta brachyura
29. Greater Flameback - Chrysocolaptes lucidus
30. Crimson - Backed Flamback - Chrysocolaptes stricklandi  - Endemic 
31. Brown-headed Barbet - Megalaima zeylanica
32. Yellow-fronted Barbet - Megalaima flavilfrons  - Endemic
33. Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill - Ocyceros gingalensis  - Endemic
34. Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Merops philippinus
35. White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smynensis
36. Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
37. Brown Hawk Owl - Ninox scutulata
38. Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis
39. Indian Cuckoo - Cuculus micropterus
40. Alexandrine Parakeet - Psittacula eupatrtia
41. Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri
42. Layard's Parakeet - Psittacula calthropae  - Endemic
43. Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis
44. Emerald Dove - Chalcophaps indica
45. Crested Serpent Eagle - Spilornis cheela
46. Eastern Great Egret - Ardea modesta

Pictures Of Recorded Birds

Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill - Ocyceros gingalensis

Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense

Eastern Great Egret - Ardea modesta

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smynensis

Common Iora - Aegithina tiphia

Crested Serpent Eagle - Spilornis cheela

Nest Of Yellow-fronted Barbet - Megalaima flavilfrons

Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis

Oriental Magpie Robin - Copsychus saularis

Indian Pitta - Pitta brachyura

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher - Cyomis tickelliae