The Art & Science of Bird Song FOGSL Monthly Lecture The monthly lecture by FOGSL for the month of April will be conducted by Dr. Sampath Seneviratne on Bird Songs. Dr. Sampath Seneviratne Dr. Seneviratne is a senior lecturer at the Department of Zoology of University of Colombo and has been an ardent birder since Read More …
Month: April 2016
Rose-ringed Parakeets damaging sesame fields
Rose-ringed Parakeets Damaging Sesame Fields Apr 24 2016 Chandima Fernando Bsc, PDIP -GIS Here in our field house in Wasgamuwa, our care taker Siriya -local farmer, one day told me “I really want to kill all the parakeets in Wasgamuwa” frustratingly and angrily, I immediately understood he was seriously considering it. Siriya grows Sesame (Thala Read More …
Green Imperial Pigeons – An unfamiliar Diet – Eating Moringa leaves
Green Imperial Pigeons – An unfamliar Diet – Eating Moringa Leaves Apr 24 2016 Chandima Fernando Bsc, PDIP -GIS One morning while I was doing some birding around our field house at Wasgamuwa, a couple of Green Imperial Pigeons on a Moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) caught my eyes. I observed them closely using my binocular Read More …
Coding Ornithology
Coding Ornithology Apr 19 2016 Jeewantha Bandara I’ve never been the most ardent birder. Compared to most of my colleagues who study Zoology with me, you could say that my knowledge on our feathered friends is rather poor. Though birds don’t hold my attention for the usual reasons like behavior, biology and sheer aesthetic Read More …
Some Endemic Birds of Sri Lanka – A video
Some Endemic Birds of Sri Lanka – A Video Apr 11 2016 Photo Credits – Nishanthi Perera Video created by Jeewanthi Mendis Text and description by Jeewantha Bandara Sri Lanka is spoiled in riches of avifaunal diversity. Of the 500 species of birds recorded in the Island, 26 have been recognized as endemics along Read More …