Trip Reports

Sri Lanka, November 2001 , author Surfbirds Admin (link created September 19, 2004)

Sri Lanka January - February 2000, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 19, 2004)

Sri Lanka, January 2001, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 19, 2004)

Sri Lanka, 1st - 15th March 2002, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 19, 2004)

Sri Lanka, August 2002, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 19, 2004)

Sri Lanka, January 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 19, 2004)

Sri Lanka, 4th - 19th February 2003, author Surfbirds Admin (added September 19, 2004)

Sri Lanka - Off-peak and Independent - 29th September - 10th October 2008, author Oscar Campbell (added October 20, 2008)
(Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush, Scaly Thrush, Red-faced Malkoha, Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Blue Magpie)

Sri Lanka - a whirlwind tour in search of endemics - 27th January – 1st February 2008, author Andy Adcock (added May 6, 2008)

Sri Lanka - A Birding, Wildlife, History, and Culture Tour - 13th Feb - 8th March 2006, author Sue Ebbutt & Alan Smith (added May 27, 2006)
(Being keen but novice birders, we wanted a tour that would give us the opportunity to see as many of the birds of the country as possible, but also other wildlife, historic and cultural sites.)

Sri Lanka - 16th to 31st January 2006, author Paul and Barbara Heatley (added May 26, 2006)

Sri Lanka - 13th - 27th March 2010, author Chris Holtby and David Thrussel (link created May 15, 2011)
(With guide Amila Salgado (pdf with many stunning photos))

Sri Lanka - 23rd January - 5th February 2011, author Erling Krabbe (added May 13, 2011)
(Yala, Sinharaja, Uda Walawe, Kitulgala, Horton Plains, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush, Blue Whale, Leopard, Sri Lanka Spurfowl, Sri Lanka Woodpigeon, Green-billed Coucal, Red-faced Malkoha, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl)

Sri Lanka - March - 2009 Birdseekers, author Steve Bird (link created May 12, 2009)
(Endemic birds plus Blue Whales, Leopard, Sloth Bears and much more)

Sri Lanka: 31 Jan – 14 Feb, 2008 – Absolute Birding, author Amila Salgado (added March 28, 2008)
(with photos of Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush, Sri Lanka Blue Magpie plus others)

A Wildlife and Birding Tour in Sri Lanka after the Tsunami, 5th- 26th February 2005, author Mike Hillman (added March 28, 2005)
(All bar two of the Sri-lankan endemics with visits to Yala, Bundala, Sinharaja, Sigirya, Horton Plains and many other sites)

Basic Sri Lanka, author Paul Jones (added March 27, 2006)
(Sinharaja, Yala, Horton Plains, Arrenga, Ceylon Scaly Thrush, Red-faced Malkoha)

Sri Lanka - 9th to 18th January 2007, author Brian Clasper (added March 23, 2007)

Off Season Sri Lanka - September 2003, author Stuart White (added March 20, 2006)
(Endemics)

Birding in Sri Lanka - 3rd February - 23rd February 2006, author Alec Crawford (added June 9, 2006)
(The next two days were spent in the Sinharaja rain forest where most of the endemic birds can be found)

Sri Lanka - 24th January - 7th February 2009, author Craig Howat (added July 20, 2009)

Sri Lanka - chasing the thirty-three - January 2006, author Howard Broughton (added July 1, 2006)
(Kitugala, Sinharaja, Udawalawe, Yala, The Highlands, Kandy)

Sri Lanka - Serendipity on the Teardrop of India - 16th to 24th January, author Ian Merrill (added July 1, 2005)

Sri Lanka - new endemics and future splits, author Ashley Banwell (added January 8, 2008)
(Serindib Scops Owl, Slaty-legged Rail, Ceylon Scaly Thrush, Pied Ground Thrush, Kashmir Flycatcher)

Sri Lanka, author Owain Gabb (link created January 29, 2011)
(Kithulgala, Sinharaja, Tissamaharama, Yala, Bundala, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains and Kandy.)

Sri Lanka Update - 5th - 25th January 2005 – Don’t cancel your trip!, author Ian Merrill (added January 26, 2005)
(All the endemics seen including Serendib Scops-Owl)

Sri Lanka Feb. 2010, author John van der Woude (link created January 25, 2011)
(all endemics)

Sri Lanka - December 2011, author Trish and Andrew Forsyth (link created January 17, 2012)

Sri Lanka 10-20 December 2007- Unseasonally Rainy Birding, author Low Bing Wen Albert (added January 15, 2008)
(Usual circuit with slight variations; Pied Thrush; Kashmir Flycatcher; Marshall's Iora and 31 endemics)

Sri Lanka Trip Report 3rd -21st December 2005, author Carol Inskipp (added January 12, 2006)

Sri Lanka - 18th December 2003 – 2nd January 2004, author Nick Moran (added January 10, 2006)

Post Tsunami birding in Sri Lanka - 23rd January - 6th February 2005, author Steve Dark (added February 21, 2005)
(Sinharaja, Kitulgala, Yala)

Sri Lanka - 4th January to 11th January 2010, author Ray Kite (added February 11, 2010)
(Sinharaja Rain Forest, Sri Lankan Frogmouth, Yala National Park, Bundula National Park, Grey Headed Fish Eagle, Nuwara Eliya, Hakgala Botanical Gardens)

The Gathering of Elephants - Sri Lanka - August - September 2005, author Surfbirds Admin (link created December 6, 2005)
(Author: Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)

Sri Lanka - November - December 2010, author David Bryant (added December 26, 2010)
(Kitulgala, Sinharaja, Uda Walawe National Park, Tissamaharama, Bundala National Park, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Negombo, Serendip Scops Owl, Black-capped Kingfisher, Sri Lanka endemics)

Sri Lanka - 1st - 14th August 2007, author Ken Tucker (added August 27, 2007)
(33 endemic species, Kitulgala, Sinharaja, Kalamitiya, Uda Walawe, Yala, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy)

Sri Lanka: a family 'birding in style' trip report - 16-30th December 2009 , author Stephen Lowe (added April 7, 2010)

How wildlife tourism can support the Sri Lankan economy post-tsunami, author Surfbirds Admin (link created April 7, 2005)
(by Antero Topp, editor Alula (1) and Simon Boyes, Ornitholidays (2))

Sri Lanka - after the tsunami - February 28th to March 12th 2005, author Jon Ashworth (added April 7, 2005)
(This was our first visit to Sri Lanka. The timing of the visit, post-tsunami, gave an edge to the holiday.)

Sri Lanka Nov 2011, author Rockjumper Birding Tours (link created April 12, 2012)

Sri Lanka - November - December 2006, author Simon Hartill (added April 12, 2007)
(Our guide excelled in finding us all the endemics and most of the specials that were on the target list.)