Sri Lanka, Sinharaja

 Bamboo Orchid

 Reed-like Kukri Snake

 Common Bronze Back

 White-faced Starling

 Sri Lanka Crested Drongo

 Ashy-headed Laughing Thrush

 Green Garden Lizard

 Purple-faced Leaf Monkey

 Asian Paradise Flycatcher

 Red-vented Bulbul

 Green-billed Coucal

 Ruddy Mongoose 

 Female Sri Lanka Spurfowl

 Male Sri Lanka Spurfowl

 Yellow-fronted Barbet

 Sri Lanka Kangaroo Lizard

 Layard's Striped Squirrel

 Malabar Trogon

 Serendip Scop's Owl

 Sri Lanka Frogmouth

 Sri Lanka Green Pigeon

 Sri Lanka Blue Magpie

 Toque Monkey

 Ceylon Tree Nymph

Spent a few days in the montane rainforest of Sinharaja. Here's a few pics and some of the highlights. Full trip report to follow.

Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains

 Yellow-eared Bulbul (endemic)

 Sri Lankan Scimitar Babbler (endemic)

 Legge's Flowerpecker (endemic)

 Sri Lanka White-eye

 Great Tit (Grey Asian-type) All pics above by Chris Townend WISE BIRDING

Horton Plains

Picking off the endemics continued today with Sri Lanka Woodpigeon, Dull Blue Flycatcher and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler (heard). Our guide also heard the Whistling Thrush but the weather was terrible and no further sight or sound. 

Nuwara Eliya

 Indian Pitta

 Pintail Snipe

Three new endemics today: Yellow-eared Bulbul, Sri Lankan Scimitar Babbler and Sri Lanka White-eye.

Most of today was travelling to Nuwara Eliya. Stopped off at a tree plantation on the way and did Victoria Park in the afternoon.

Sri Lanka, Kithulgala

 Sri Lanka Junglefowl (endemic)

 Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (endemic)

 Brown-headed Barbet

 Spot-winged Thrush (endemic)

 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

 Dark-fronted Babbler 

 Grey-capped Emerald Dove 

 Sri Lanka Giant Squirrel (West Lowlands race)

New endemics today were Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Spot-winged Thrush, Brown-capped Babbler, Green-billed Coucal (heard), Sri Lanka Swallow, Black-capped Bulbul and White-throated Flowerpecker.

Sri Lanka, Gin River to Kithulgala

 Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Endemic)

 Orange-billed Babbler (Endemic)

 Stork-billed Kingfisher

 Striated Heron

 Blue-tailed Bee-eater (with Lesser Sand Plovers)

 Greater Sand Plover (rear) with Lesser Sand Plover

 Little/Saunder's Tern, Common Tern, Greater Crested Tern, Lesser Crested Tern

 Greater Crested Tern, Lesser Crested Tern, Common Tern, Gull-billed Tern and Little/Saunder's Tern

 Blyth's Reed Warbler

 Water Monitor

Palm Squirrel

Currently on a birding trip to Sri Lanka, looking for the local 30+ (depending on taxonomic authority)  endemic species. So far we've had Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Sri Lanka Green Pigeon, Chestnut-backed Owlet, Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Emerald Collared (Layard's) Parakeet and Orange-billed Babbler. 

Will post a full trip report at the end.  

A New Tomorrow

A song we did with the kids. Hopefully a generation of fighters.