Sri Lanka Non-Passerines 25.2.2017

A few of the non-passerines seen in Yala National Park on 25th February. We were lucky to catch up with a single Black-necked Stork on a distant pond while dipping on a Leopard in the morning. This is a very rare species now in Sri Lanka and Yala is the main site for them. A nice selection of waders and other storks also seen during the day including the impressive Great Thick-knee.

Spoonbills

Woolly-necked Storks

Woolly-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork

Black-necked Stork

Painted Stork

Painted Stork

Painted Stork

Lesser Adjutant

Lesser Adjutant

Barred Buttonquail

Crested Hawk-Eagle

White-bellied Sea Eagle

Brahimy Kite

Brahimy Kite

Lesser Whistling Duck

Great Thick-knee

Pacific Golden Plover 

Pacific Golden Plover

Grey Plover

Kentish Plover 

Lesser Sand-Plover

Lesser Sand-Plover

Lesser Sand-Plover

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Little Stint

Little Stint

Little Stint

Curlew Sandpiper

Lesser Sand-Plover and Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper 

Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper

Common Snipe 

Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed Tern 

Gull-billed Tern