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Dag 1: Kurunegala, North Western Province

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We are taken to a beautiful and small hotel, where 4 people are waiting for you at 3 o'clock in the morning. The first day I explore the garden and the surrounding area. Everything is new: the birds, but also the people and the pampering. Today we counted 26 species in and around the hotel. Best shots: the Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) and the Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica).

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<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/016 suliformes/003 phalacrocoracidae/microcarbo niger/microcarbo niger-en.html">Microcarbo niger</a> / Little cormorant / Indische dwergaalscholver</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1250 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 26.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/105 sturnidae/acridotheres tristis/acridotheres tristis-en.html">Acridotheres tristis</a> / Common myna / Treurmaina</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1250 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 50.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/011 podicipediformes/001 podicipedidae/tachybaptus ruficollis/tachybaptus ruficollis-en.html">Tachybaptus ruficollis</a> / Little grebe / Dodaars</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 35.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/074 pycnonotidae/pycnonotus cafer/pycnonotus cafer-en.html">Pycnonotus cafer</a> / Red‑vented bulbul / Roodbuikbuulbuul</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 7.08 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/024 charadriiformes/009 charadriidae/vanellus indicus/vanellus indicus-en.html">Vanellus indicus</a> / Red‑wattled lapwing / Indische kievit</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/4000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 19.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/007 anseriformes/003 anatidae/nettapus coromandelianus/nettapus coromandelianus-en.html">Nettapus coromandelianus</a> / Cotton pygmy goose / Coromandeleend</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/2500 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 50.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/lonchura punctulata/lonchura punctulata-en.html">Lonchura punctulata</a> / Scaly‑breasted munia / Muskaatvink</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 14.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/054 corvidae/corvus macrorhynchos/corvus macrorhynchos-en.html">Corvus macrorhynchos</a> / Large‑billed crow / Dikbekkraai</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/500 sec at F7.1, ISO 250, distance 19.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/037 coraciiformes/006 meropidae/merops philippinus/merops philippinus-en.html">Merops philippinus</a> / Blue‑tailed bee‑eater / Blauwstaartbijeneter</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/320 sec at F7.1, ISO 250, distance 11.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/112 nectariniidae/leptocoma zeylonica/leptocoma zeylonica-en.html">Leptocoma zeylonica</a> / Purple‑rumped sunbird / Purperstuithoningzuiger</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 7.94 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/088 cisticolidae/orthotomus sutorius/orthotomus sutorius-en.html">Orthotomus sutorius</a> / Common tailorbird / Langstaartsnijdervogel</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/320 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 7.08 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/lonchura striata/lonchura striata-en.html">Lonchura striata</a> / White‑rumped munia / Spitsstaartbronzemannetje</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 7.94 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/112 nectariniidae/cinnyris lotenius/cinnyris lotenius-en.html">Cinnyris lotenius</a> / Loten's sunbird / Lotens honingzuiger</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/2500 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 3.98 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/015 pelecaniformes/002 ardeidae/bubulcus coromandus/bubulcus coromandus-en.html">Bubulcus coromandus</a> / Eastern cattle egret / Oostelijke koereiger</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 14.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/048 laniidae/lanius cristatus/lanius cristatus-en.html">Lanius cristatus</a> / Brown shrike / Bruine klauwier</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/640 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 26.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/023 gruiformes/003 rallidae/porphyrio porphyrio/porphyrio porphyrio-en.html">Porphyrio porphyrio</a> / Purple swamphen / Purperkoet</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/320 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 11.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/023 gruiformes/003 rallidae/amaurornis phoenicurus/amaurornis phoenicurus-en.html">Amaurornis phoenicurus</a> / White‑breasted waterhen / Witborstwaterhoen</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/500 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 26.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/007 anseriformes/003 anatidae/dendrocygna javanica/dendrocygna javanica-en.html">Dendrocygna javanica</a> / Lesser whistling duck / Indische fluiteend</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 26.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/041 artamidae/artamus fuscus/artamus fuscus-en.html">Artamus fuscus</a> / Ashy woodswallow / Grijze spitsvogel</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/3200 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 35.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/024 charadriiformes/017 laridae/gelochelidon nilotica/gelochelidon nilotica-en.html">Gelochelidon nilotica</a> / Gull‑billed tern / Lachstern</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 35.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/srilanka/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/088 cisticolidae/prinia inornata/prinia inornata-en.html">Prinia inornata</a> / Plain prinia / Witteugelprinia</h3>NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/125 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 3.98 m

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