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Tissa Lake

Located in the Sri Lanka area, Tissa Lake is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Green Imperial-Pigeon, Greater Coucal in the area.

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
Oct 14, 2026
2
Oct 14, 2026
6
Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
Oct 14, 2026
1
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
Oct 14, 2026
2
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Oct 14, 2026
1
Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
Oct 14, 2026
6
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Oct 14, 2026
60
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Oct 14, 2026
5
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Oct 14, 2026
80
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Oct 14, 2026
10
Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
Oct 14, 2026
30
Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
Oct 14, 2026
50
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Oct 14, 2026
50
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Oct 14, 2026
100
Little HeronButorides atricapilla
Oct 14, 2026
1
Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
Oct 14, 2026
3
Great EgretArdea alba
Oct 14, 2026
2
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Oct 14, 2026
6
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Oct 14, 2026
1
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Oct 14, 2026
1
Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatus
Oct 14, 2026
10
Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
Oct 14, 2026
1
Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
Oct 14, 2026
1
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Oct 14, 2026
3
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Oct 14, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Oct 14, 2026
1
Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
Oct 14, 2026
30
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
Oct 1, 2026
5
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Oct 1, 2026
10
Sri Lanka Green-PigeonTreron pompadora
Oct 1, 2026
3
Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennis
Oct 1, 2026
2
Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis
Oct 1, 2026
3
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Oct 1, 2026
2
Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Oct 1, 2026
5
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Oct 1, 2026
10
Little TernSternula albifrons
Oct 1, 2026
1
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Oct 1, 2026
5
Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
Oct 1, 2026
6
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Oct 1, 2026
3
White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster
Oct 1, 2026
2
Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus
Oct 1, 2026
2
Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Oct 1, 2026
1
Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
Oct 1, 2026
3
Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
Oct 1, 2026
2
Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
Oct 1, 2026
1
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Oct 1, 2026
2
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Oct 1, 2026
2
Red-backed FlamebackDinopium psarodes
Oct 1, 2026
3
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Oct 1, 2026
2
Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus
Oct 1, 2026
1
Common IoraAegithina tiphia
Oct 1, 2026
1
White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
Oct 1, 2026
3
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Oct 1, 2026
1
Oct 1, 2026
5
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
Oct 1, 2026
1
Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
Oct 1, 2026
5
Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis
Sep 30, 2026
1
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Sep 30, 2026
1

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