by Malaka Rodrigo | May 5, 2018 | citizen science, science
Many birders like to take part in projects that give purpose to their passion, and, for that reason, atlassing is a favourite of birders around the world. Atlas projects prompt birders to cover their neighbourhoods in more detail than they have before, draw them into...
by Malaka Rodrigo | May 3, 2018 | citizen science
How many birds can be seen in one day? That’s the question that drives a ‘big day,’ a 24-hour birding binge. On 5 May, go birding for 10 minutes around your home, or for 10 hours across your entire county, state, province, or country—and submit your sightings to...
by Malaka Rodrigo | Jan 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC) in Collaboration with FOGSL presents Photography Competition and Exhibition on Wetlands for Sustainable Colombo. Participants can submit photos under themes (1) Wetland Landscapes and (2) Wetland...
by Malaka Rodrigo | Jan 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
FOGSL organized Kurulu-Kaiya Birdfair on 16-17 of December. The event consist of the number of activities including guided nature walks in Thalawathugoda wetlands, outdoor lectures and exhibition. A number of outdoor lectures were held on subjects such as wetland...
by Malaka Rodrigo | Nov 19, 2017 | Kurulu Kaiya
‘කයිය’ (Kaiya) in Sinhala meaning gathering of people for co-operative work to achieve a common goal and ‘කුරුලු’ (Kurulu) means birds. So ‘කුරුලු කයිය’ (Kurulu Kaiya) is a gathering aimed at promoting birdwatching, conservation of birds and their habitats. The...
