A 5 hour drive south to Cinnamon Wild Camp Yala national Park.After unloading our baggage a walk around the gardens and beach was much needed after the long journey.
LESSER SAND PLOVER
RAT SNAKE
GULL BILLED TERN
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| GULL BILLED TERN |
JUNGLE LODGE
ON THE BEACH
Day 9 a morning jeep safari to Bundala National Park a 20 km long stretch of coastal lagoon.
WHITE FRONTED WATER HEN
WFWH AND PURPLE GALLINULE
PLAIN PRINIA
YELLOW FRONTED WOODPECKER
YFW
BROWN SHRIKE
GREEN BEE EATERS
BLUE TAILED BEE EATER & YELLOW EYED BABBLER
YELLOW EYED BABBLER
BLUE TAILED BEE EATER
YELLOW EYED BABBLER
Y E B
B T B
YELLOW WATTLED LAPWING
GREAT COUCAL
RED WATTLED LAPWING
PURPLE HERON
BLACK WINGED STILT
BWS
BWS
BRAHIMNY KITE
BRAHIMNY KITE
PURPLE GALLINULES
BLUE TAILED BEE EATER
PADDYFIELD PIPIT
THE INDIAN OCEAN
JACOBIN CUCKOO
JC
JC
JC
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| VARIEGATED FLUTTERER |
PIONEER
LESSER ADJUTANT
CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE
BLUE TAILED BEE EATER
BTB
BTB
BAYA WEAVER
BAYA WEAVER .
BAYA WEAVER
Back to the hotel for a break before the afternoon trip into Yala NP,found a few butterflies in the meantime.
COMMON SILVERLINE
LIME BUTTERFLY
LIME BUTTERFLY
SMALL SALMON ARAB
COMMON GULL
Later in the afternoon we jumped on our jeep and set off for YALA with high hopes,to be honest it became a bit of a circus with far too many jeeps chasing too few leopards,luckily we were interested in the birds so we got away from the crowds, until late on when there was suddenly a mad dash for the exit where a leopard had been spotted drinking at one of the pools,we never got near and I don`t think many did.
CEYLON GREEN PIGEON female
WHITE BELLIED SEA EAGLE
SAMBA DEER WITH WOUNDED FLANK / LEOPARD ?
ELEPHANT ROCK YALA
SPOTTED DEER
I assume this is an adult CRESTED HAWK EAGLE, but not certain.
JERDONS BUSH LARK
JERDONS BUSHLARK
JBL
ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN
HOOPOE
ASIAN OPENBILL
BLACK NAPED HARE
CRESTED HAWK EAGLE
CRESTED HAWK EAGLE
Well we are due back at Yala early in the morning maybe a leopard will show or maybe it won`t.
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