Sri Lanka · Gampaha District
Kerawalapitiya- Southern Marsh
117 species and 5,555 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 74 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
House CrowCorvus splendens
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis64 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 117 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kerawalapitiya0 km148 species
- Kerawalapitiya Sand Dunes0 km159 species
- Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal Site0 km138 species
- Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the South1 km97 species
- Kynsey Road 81/112 km49 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands13 km108 species
All 117 species recorded here
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kerawalapitiya- Southern Marsh?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 74 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kerawalapitiya- Southern Marsh?
117 species, from 5,555 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kerawalapitiya- Southern Marsh in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-wattled Lapwing, House Crow, White-breasted Waterhen, Red-vented Bulbul and Grey-headed Swamphen.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.