and its environs is one of Sri Lanka's most exciting birding areas. We've seen 131 species in a day here. Its long bird list derives from its diverse habitats: acacia scrub, dry forest, marshes, lakes, mudflats, seacoast, etc. Some of the birds we'll see are: Indian Cormorant, Spot-billed Pelican, Yellow and Black Bitterns, Painted Stork, Asian Openbill, Wooly-necked and Black-necked Storks, Lesser Adjutant, Black-headed Ibis, White Spoonbill, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Treeduck, Grey-headed Fish-Eagle, Indian Peafowl, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Greater Paintedsnipe, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, about 25 shorebirds (including Pintail Snipe and Broad-billed Sandpiper), Eurasian and Great Thick-knees, Brown-headed Gull, Lesser Crested Tern, Alexandrine Parakeet, Pied and Grey-bellied Cuckoos, Blue-faced Malkoha, Brown Fish-Owl (maybe), Jerdon's Nightjar (split from Large-tailed), Indian Nightjar, Crested Treeswift, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Brown-headed Barbet, White-browed Bulbul, Forest Wagtail, and Indian Robin. We'll also see Water Buffalo, Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, and perhaps a leopard. Accommodation here is basic and comfortable.

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