Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Gampaha District
Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the South
97 species and 2,627 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 64 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
House CrowCorvus splendens
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus51 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 97 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kerawalapitiya1 km148 species
- Kerawalapitiya- Southern Marsh1 km117 species
- Kerawalapitiya Sand Dunes1 km159 species
- Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal Site2 km138 species
- Kynsey Road 81/111 km49 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands12 km108 species
All 97 species recorded here
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the South?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 64 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the South?
97 species, from 2,627 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the South in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Dove, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Red-wattled Lapwing, Little Cormorant and House Crow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.