Bundala National Park.
Bundala is well known as a preferred destination to see migratory birds in abundance. Home to scrub jungle, wetlands, lagoons, salt pans, sand dunes and a long stretch of coast, Bundala National Park's terrain is blessed with many faces of landscape in unison with unlimited yet protected fauna.
Known foe its incredible spectacles of migratory birds, the park is a great venue for bird enthusiasts. Glimpses of elephants are not as common as the crocodiles (estuarine as well as saltwater). Bundala is accessible via many coastal cities: Hambantota, Galle, Matara. Opportunities to visit the park span throughout the year, with December being the month for bird watching.
Vankalai Bird Sanctuary.
Vankalai bird sanctuary in the Mannar district, with its numerous bird species has been declared a sanctuary by the Department of Wild life Conservation. This sanctuary, partly a wetland, comprises Puliyantivu island, Tiruketiswaram, Pallimunai, Vankalai and the strips of land on either side of the causeway connecting the island of Mannar to the mainland.
Many birds including the very rare migrants the spot-billed Duck, the comb duck and the Gadwall; the rare migrant Long-toed stint and the uncommon migrants the Peregrine Falcon and the Common-ringed Plover have been spotted at Vankalai.
Kumana National Park.
Located in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka and spanning 35,664 hectares of forested land, Kumana National Park is the ideal location for wild life lovers for bird watching, particularly its large flocks of migratory waterfowl and wading birds. It has come to be considered one of the most important nesting and breeding grounds in the country with 255 bird species. All wildlife at the Kumana National Park as well as the extensive flora that grows there are supplied water by the Kumubukkan Oya that borders the western region of the park as well as the 200 hectares of mangrove swamp called Kumana Villu. The latter provides an excellent feeding and resting habitat to the various water birds that migrate to this place from April to July.
Chundikulam Bird Sanctuary.
The Chundikulam bird sanctuary is situated in the Northeastern coast of Sri Lanka. It is a scenic nesting spot for migratory birds. It plays a nurturing host to its many birds and immigrants, occupying a massive 49.2 sq km of the Jaffna peninsula. On visiting the park one can witness the
vast changes in topography within the premises that varies from stretches of jungles to sands of beaches and supports a large array of flora and fauna. The park serves as breeding grounds for migratory birds that flock the skies of this region from November to mid-January.
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