We returned to the Kitulgala police station road spending from 5.30am to 8am there mainly in the hope of seeing a Chestnut-backed Owlet there but it wasn't to be although it was nice to see the Spot-winged Thrushes again and our first wintering Green Warbler of the trip. We returned to the Rest House for a quick breakfast and were on our way to Nuwara Eliya by 8.45am arriving at 12.30pm. It was refreshing in the cooler weather. After a look at a waterfall seeing a Dusky Blue Flycatcher but failing to see Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush we then walked the paddy-fields in the vicinity of our Ashford Hotel quickly seeing some Hill Swallows before heading to Victoria Park under leaden skies where we spent a very enjoyable couple of hours seeing a male Kashmir Flycatcher, a male Pied Ground-Thrush, a male Indian Blue Robin, a party of Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babblers, a pair of Yellow-eared Bulbuls and an Indian Pitta. Whilst it was difficult to tear ourselves away, knowing that Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush was our most-wanted species in Sri Lanka, Dilu was keen to try the Boy Scouts camp ravine. That proved an inspired decision, as unbelievably, and despite the drizzle, one performed admirably in the gathering gloom at dusk.
Little Cormorant 1
Great Egret 2
Eastern Cattle Egret 30
Indian Pond Heron 10
Brahminy Kite 2
Shrikra 1
Oriental Honey-Buzzard 1
Crested Serpent-Eagle 2
Sri Lanka Junglefowl 2
White-breasted Waterhen 1
Rock Dove 10
Spotted Dove 2
Emerald Dove 1
Sri Lanka Hanginig-Parrot 2
Indian Swiftlet 10
Stork-billed Kingfisher 1
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill 2
Red-backed Flameback 3
INDIAN PITTA 1
HILL SWALLOW 8
Grey Wagtail 6
Paddyfield Pipit 1
Pied Flycatcher-Shrike 4
Red-vented Bulbul 12
Square-tailed Black Bulbul 2
Yellow-browed Bulbul 2
YELLOW-EARED BULBUL 2
Brown Shrike 2
Spot-winged Ground-Thrush 2
SRI LANKA SCALY THRUSH 1
Pied Ground-Thrush 1
Indian Blue Robin 1 male
Oriental Magpie-Robin 8
Pied Bushchat 2
Brown-breasted Flycatcher 2
KASHMIR FLYCATCHER 1 male
DUSKY BLUE FLYCATCHER 1
Yellow-billed Babbler 6
Sri Lanka (Orange-billed) Rufous Babbler 4
SRI LANKA SCIMITAR-BABBLER 3
Common Tailorbird 1
Green Warbler 1
Great Tit 2
Pale-billed Flowerpecker 1
Oriental White-eye 2
Loten's Sunbird 2
White-rumped Munia 10
House Sparrow 40
Black-hooded Oriole 1
White-bellied Drongo 1
Common Myna 2
Indian Jungle Crow 20
Little Cormorant at Kitulgala
Red-backed Flameback at Kitulgala
Spot-winged Thrush at Kitulgala
Scenery as we headed towards Nuwara Eliya
Waterfalls as we climbed into the highlands
Indian Flying Foxes near Nuwara Eliya
Bee nests near Nuwara Eliya
Brown Shrike near Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya waterfall
Pied Flycatcher-Shrike at Nuwara Eliya waterfall
Oriental White-eye at Nuwara Eliya waterfall
Great Tit at Nuwara Eliya
Victoria Park at Nuwara Eliya
Indian Pond-Heron at Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Grey Wagtail at Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Male Kashmir Flycatcher at Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Male Pied Ground-Thrush at Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Illustration of Pied Ground-Thrush by Keulemans
Sri Lanka Scimitar-Babbler at Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Indian Pitta at Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
Pair of Yellow-eared Bulbuls at Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya
