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Garden Birds and Biodiversity Watch 2023
How to participate in GBBW 2023 First go to the registration link down below by clicking on the link or scanning the QR code. Fill all the details and submit the form. Then you will receive the GBBW2023 ID and the link to the data record sheet. Observe birds in your...
Himalayan crossing of sri lankan brown-headed gulls
It is with great excitement that we announce the second Himalayan crossing of a tagged bird of our Central Asian Flyway (CAF) migration tracking project in Sri Lanka. After witnessing the trans-Himalayan crossing of our first tagged Brown-headed Gull (හිම කුමාරි...
Miscellaneous notes on seabirds comments on observation
A single White-cheeked Tern (WCT) was recorded by me at Galle Buck, Colombo on 13 March 1983. The Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL) accepted my sighting as the first record of the species from Sri Lanka and included the WCT in its checklists and...
Impact of plantation on forest bird movements
Understanding how birds move through different kinds of agriculture and agroforestry is essential for conserving these species and associated biodiversity. Translocation experiments – in which abird is temporarily moved from its territory, tracked as it returns, with...
First certificate in Ornithology 2023
Are you fascinated by the beauty and diversity of birds? Do you want to learn more about the intriguing lives of these feathered creatures? If so, then the upcoming ornithology course offered by the Department of Zoology and Environment Science at the University of...
What is ABC2021
The ‘Aluth Avurudda’ or the Traditional New Year in Sri Lanka is extra special for bird-lovers as Koha (Asian Koel) is considered the harbinger of the new year. Avurudu Bird Count conduct in the complete month of April is a citizen science project aimed at...
FOGKIDS: Let’s explore nature around us
Date: Sunday 22nd of November | Time: 10.30 - 11.30 am For the kids aged between 6 - 12 Please fill this form to get your kid registered for this session. shorturl.at/lpAV8 COVID-19 නිසා අපේ දුවලා පුතාලා දැන් මාස කිහිපයක් තිස්සේ රූපවාහිනියට, දුරකතනයට එහෙම නැත්තන්...
Birding during COVID-19
#GardenBirdwatch, #MigrantWatch, #COVID19 We are facing difficult time as the COVID-19 second wave engulfed Sri Lanka. While there is lockdown curfew for some, others are also required to stay at home for own safety, limiting the movements. Things would look pretty...
Avurudu Bird Count 2020
"ඔබ සැමට සුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා..!! Avurudu is indeed a celebration of nature heralded by the song of the Koha (Asian Koel). This year, we are all lock down in our own places due to COVID-19 outbreak, but let's use the opportunity to connect with nature through...
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