Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Gampaha District
Negombo - Morawala Beach - seawatching
75 species and 4,559 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and September–October, with up to 31 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
House CrowCorvus splendens
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Little TernSternula albifrons
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common RedshankTringa totanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kerawalapitiya Sand Dunes21 km159 species
- Kerawalapitiya Waste Disposal Site21 km138 species
- Kerawalapitiya- Southern Marsh22 km117 species
- Kerawalapitiya22 km148 species
- Kerawalapitiya Site 2 - Grasslands and Marshes to the South22 km97 species
- Kynsey Road 81/133 km49 species
All 75 species recorded here
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris
- South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Negombo - Morawala Beach - seawatching?
April and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 31 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Negombo - Morawala Beach - seawatching?
75 species, from 4,559 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Negombo - Morawala Beach - seawatching in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater Crested Tern, Lesser Crested Tern, Common Tern, House Crow and Whiskered Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.