Guiding John and Chris Davies

Few weeks ago I guided Chris and John Davis, a keen birding couple from England.

And John was very generous to share his pictures with me and followings are few pictures taken by John  

A female Red-faced Malkoha, feeding in the canopy in Sinharaja rain forest.

Colorful Ceylon Blue Magpie

A pair of Chestnut-backed Owlet in Kithulagala forest

A Blue-faced Malkoha

A female Ceylon Whistling-thrush in Horton Plains national park

A Female Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Mrs. Davies (Chris) was also good in bird photography, as she has taken the below picture of Malabar Pied Hornbill

 

 

Rare Migrants are at Bundala

During my last visit to Bundala national perk, i was able to observe about 12 migrant Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

And a vagrant Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) was also observed in Debara wawa tank, Tissamaharama.

Close-ups of the endangered Ceylon Whistling Thrush (Myophonus blighi)

Following pictures were taken during some of the close encounters with endangered Ceylon Whistling Thrush (Myophonus blighi), in Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains National park.

Apart from the below pictures, I’v posted a close-up of a male with the “Male Sri Lanka Whistling-thrush” post.