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Sri Lanka’s first tagged shorebird to set foot in northern Russia
The little stint (Calidris minuta or Erolia minuta) is a diminutive wader species known for its petite size, akin to that of a sparrow. In the picturesque landscapes of Sri Lanka, it goes by the charming names of "Punchi Siliwatua" and "Punchi Hinna". These little...
The Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) කහ යටිමල් කිරලා
The Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus) is a captivating bird belonging to the Charadriidae family, with its scientific name signifying its native habitat in the Malabar region. The Yellow-wattled Lapwing is a medium-sized bird with pale brown plumage,...
කලපු කිරලා / The Black-wined Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
The Black-winged Stilt is the only wader found in Sri Lanka which is mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records. This bird holds the record for having the longest legs in relation to the body length of all the birds found in the world, which is about 60% of the total...
Field visit to Sinharaja Rain Forest
FOGSL will conduct an expedition in Sinharaja from the 28th - 30th September and 01st October 2023 (04-days/ 03 nights). Please reserve your place by paying a non-refundable advance of Rs.10,000/= to Indrika (Admin officer) or Anoma (Finance officer) at the FOGSL...
ඉහල කඳුකරයේ හමුවන දියවිදුවන් / Waders in highest elevations
ඉහල කඳුකරයේ හමුවන දියවිදුවන් / Waders in highest elevations දියවිදුවන් හෙවත් තීව්රචාරී පක්ශීන් කියූ පමනින් බොහෝ දෙනාගේ සිතේ ඇති වන්නේ වෙරලේ සහ වෙරලාශ්රිත තෙත්බිම් පරිසර වල හමුවන සහ එම පරිසර වලට පැමිනෙන පක්ශීන් කොට්ඨාශයකි.මෙය බොහෝදුරට සත්ය වන්නක් වුවත්,සියලුම...
Living at the edge 2023
July Monthly Meeting
Monthly Meeting will be held on 29th July 2023 (last Saturday of the month of July) at the NZR, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. From 09.30am to 11.00am. The monthly lecture will be conducted on "Living in harmony with birds and...
Field visit to Badulla
FOGSL will conduct an expedition at a New Location, in Badulla from the 19th to 22nd of August 2023 (04-days/ 03 nights). Please reserve your place by paying a non-refundable advance of Rs.10,000/= to Indrika (Admin officer) or Anoma (Finance officer) at the FOGSL...
Arriving Migrants Survey
Dear Bird Enthusiasts, Migratory birds have already started arriving in Sri Lanka for the 2023-2024 migratory season with the observation of Common Sandpiper in the 3rd week of July.Therefore we expect other migrants to be arriving in the coming weeks. Hence it would...
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