TRIP TO WILPATTU ON THE LAST DAY OF 2022.......

 I went to Wilpattu on the 31st December for a day trip with 3 fellow photographers. The main reason to go was the information we got regarding a rare winter migrant namely BLACK CAPPED KINGFISHER who was sighted after 7 years and we were lucky to see  the bird even though it was frequenting a couple of Kumbuk trees a bit far.

This is the rare migrant the Black Capped Kingfisher

white- rumped shama

Pin tailed snipe

Changeable hawk eagle

Chestnut headed bee-eater

Indian darter with a fish

serpent eagle

giving the look....

Eurasian spoon bill

Pacific golden plover

Male jungle foul

dark fronted babbler

Sri Lanka wood shrike

common redshank

Common greenshank

little egret

This migrant -Osprey gave us a superb show by completing a breathtaking dive and coming out with a big fish

Greater thicknee

Wood sandpiper

little ringed plover

Bar- tailed godwit

barn swallows

Brown shrike

A  Jungle hare

We got lucky with this fully grown sloth bear near the entrance on the way back

Juvenile Black winged kite