ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE

Subspecies egregius, March 2017

(*   327/829)             ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE               Zosterops palpebrosus

SRI LANKA               130

Found in trees. 10 cm. Fairly common breeding resident from lowlands up to mid hills, uncommon in high hills.

SRI LANKA WHITE-EYE

March 2017

1139              SRI LANKA WHITE-EYE               Zosterops ceylonensis

SRI LANKA                    170

Endemic. Found in forest, wooded areas and garden trees and scrubs. 11 cm. Common from mid hills up to high hills, locally in forest of lower hills.

BLYTH'S REED WARBLER

1138                  BLYTH'S REED WARBLER              Acrocephalus dumetorum 

SRI LANKA            169

Found in bushes, undergrowth and roadbeds. 14 cm. Fairly common winter migrant throughout Sri Lanka.

PLAIN PRINIA

Subspecies insularis, March 2017

1137              PLAIN PRINIA             Prinia inornata

SRI LANKA          168

Found in paddy fields, long grass, scrub and reedy marshes. 13 cm. Locally common breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka, more abundant in dry zone.

ASHY PRINIA

Subspecies brevicauda, March 2017

1136                 ASHY PRINIA              Prinia socialis 

SRI LANKA         167

Found in tall grass, scrubs and paddy fields. 13 cm. Fairly common breeding resident, locally throughout Sri Lanka, particularly in dry zone.

 

ASIAN PALM SWIFT

March 2017

1135              ASIAN PALM SWIFT                 Cypsiurus balasienis 

SRI LANKA            166

Found mainly around fan palms. 13 cm. Fairly common breeding resident rather locally throughout Sri Lanka.   

COMMON TAILORBIRD

March 2017

(*   907)             COMMON TAILORBIRD               Orthotomus sutorius

SRI LANKA              165

Found in forest, wooded areas, and trees in villages and town gardens. 13 cm. Common breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka.