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World Migratory Bird Day 2018
This Saturday 12th of May is the World Migratory Bird Day. “Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation” is the theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2018. This year, the campaign will have a new global dimension, bringing together the world’s main migration corridors, also...
Atlassing: Birding with a Purpose
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...
Global Big Day – 5th of May
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...
World Wetland Day Photography Competition & Exhibition
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...
FOGSL Held Kurulu-Kaiya Birdfair
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...
කුරුලු කයිය – Bringing BirdFair experience to Sri Lanka
‘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...
The Art and Science of Bird Song – FOGSL Monthly Lecture
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...
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...
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...
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