When: February 2025 Weather : Hot 25C Nikon P900 and SonyRX10.4 Our final morning in Nuwara Eliya saw us heading off on the three hour drive to Kandy where we had lunch and then set off to find our last … Continue reading
When: February 2025 Weather: Cool 12 to 22C Nikon P900 and Sony RX10.4 It was a 2.5 hour drive getting to NE and we arrived in good time for lunch at the lovely hilltop Galway Heights Hotel…again olde world feel … Continue reading
When : February 2025 Weather: Hot 25 to 30C Nikon P900. Sony RX10.4 Our last morning in Sinharaja, the viewing pavilion at Forest Edge had many birds showing at eye level and we spent a happy hour shooting them before … Continue reading
When: February 2025 Weather: Hot 25 to 30C Nikon P900 Sony RX10.4 With 22 out of 35 endemics so far, we were under no illusions that the remaining 14 birds would be easier….so it was that on the third day, … Continue reading
When: February 2025 Weather: Hot 25 to 30C Nikon P900 Sony RX10.4 A 5am start on day 2 in Sinharaja led us on a bumpy ride up to the house of a local birder, Rath Nasiri who kindly allowed us … Continue reading
When: February 2025 Weather: Perfect with nary a drop of rain 25 to30C Leica P900, Sony RX10.4 I managed to squeeze a week out of my packed schedule for 2025 to join 3 birding pals on a week long expedition … Continue reading
When: September 2024 Weather: Hot 24C Nikon P900 In Colombo for just a day, we spent a couple of hours looking around the city viewing some of its highlights and by the time we got back to the Cinnamon Grand … Continue reading
When: April 2024 Weather Hot30C Nikon P950 On our 24 hour outing to Yala, we elected to stay at the Doubletree Hilton in Weerawila, about an hour away. It’s an absolutely beautiful 2 level hotel built on the banks of … Continue reading
When: April 2024 Weather: HOT 31C Nikon P950 In Colombo for a weekend and managed to get out to Yala National Park, about 250km or 3.5hours from Colombo on the highway. Foreigners pay USD25 for admission. We stayed at the … Continue reading
When: October 2014 Weather: Hot 25-30C The Yala Leopard Lodge where we stayed was a wonderful place, staffed by friendly people and also a great cook who looked after us. It’s owned by a Sri Lankan naturalist Mr … Continue reading
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