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Tissa Lake

Located in the Sri Lanka area, Tissa Lake is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted White-breasted Waterhen, Oriental Darter, Little Cormorant in the area.

252
All-Time Species
35
Sightings (14 days)
Hambantota
Region
Sri Lanka
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Aug 9, 2026
1
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Aug 9, 2026
1
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Aug 9, 2026
20
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Aug 9, 2026
20
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Aug 9, 2026
3
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Aug 9, 2026
2
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Aug 9, 2026
3
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Aug 9, 2026
20
House CrowCorvus splendens
Aug 9, 2026
50
Aug 9, 2026
3
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Aug 9, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 6, 2026
28
Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
Aug 6, 2026
6
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Aug 6, 2026
12
Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
Aug 6, 2026
1
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Aug 6, 2026
8
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Aug 6, 2026
1
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Aug 6, 2026
1
Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus
Aug 6, 2026
1
Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Aug 6, 2026
1
Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatus
Aug 6, 2026
1
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
Aug 6, 2026
1
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Aug 6, 2026
1
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Aug 6, 2026
1
Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodes
Aug 6, 2026
1
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Aug 6, 2026
1
Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Aug 5, 2026
1
Little SwiftApus affinis
Aug 5, 2026
5
Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
Aug 5, 2026
20
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Aug 5, 2026
8
Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis
Aug 5, 2026
22
White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
Aug 5, 2026
1
Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinus
Aug 5, 2026
5
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
Aug 5, 2026
3
Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
Aug 5, 2026
20

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