Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Gampaha District
Kerawalapitiya
148 species and 20,640 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–March, with up to 103 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
House CrowCorvus splendens
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata99 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 148 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kerawalapitiya- Southern Marsh0 km117 species
- Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the South1 km97 species
- Kerawalapitiya Sand Dunes1 km159 species
- Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal Site1 km138 species
- Kynsey Road 81/111 km49 species
- Nawala Kinda wetlands13 km108 species
All 148 species recorded here
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kerawalapitiya?
October–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 103 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kerawalapitiya?
148 species, from 20,640 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kerawalapitiya in November?
The most recorded in November: Eastern Cattle Egret, Common Myna, House Crow, Blue-tailed Bee-eater and Barn Swallow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.