Sri Lanka · Gampaha District
Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal Site
138 species and 6,411 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January, with up to 85 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
House CrowCorvus splendens
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Rock DoveColumba livia
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Rosy StarlingPastor roseus76 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 138 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kerawalapitiya Sand Dunes0 km159 species
- Kerawalapitiya- Southern Marsh0 km117 species
- Kerawalapitiya1 km148 species
- Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the South2 km97 species
- Kynsey Road 81/112 km49 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands14 km108 species
All 138 species recorded here
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal Site?
November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 85 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal Site?
138 species, from 6,411 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal Site in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Myna, House Crow, Paddyfield Pipit, Eastern Cattle Egret and Spotted Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.