Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Colombo District
Nawala Kinda wetlands
108 species and 4,129 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 64 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
House CrowCorvus splendens
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus64 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 108 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kynsey Road 81/12 km49 species
- Beddegana Wetland Park3 km124 species
- Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Park6 km109 species
- Diyasaru Park Thalawathugoda6 km146 species
- Dehiwala - Attidiya6 km147 species
- Attidiya Bird Sanctuary6 km126 species
All 108 species recorded here
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nawala Kinda wetlands?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 64 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nawala Kinda wetlands?
108 species, from 4,129 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nawala Kinda wetlands in November?
The most recorded in November: Indian Pond Heron, Rose-ringed Parakeet, House Crow, Common Myna and Blue-tailed Bee-eater.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.