| Kedetta is Sinhala language communication bulletin of Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka. |
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Kedetta Jan-Jun issue
Malkoha Vol 30 #1
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Bird Flocks of Sinharaja
| The “Mixed Feeding Flocks” of Sinharaja National Heritage Wilderness Area is the worlds’ most extensively research flock with over 400 data sets since 1981.The study has enabled the publication of numerous research papers and has thus brought fame to Sinharaja in terms of avifaunal studies............ |
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Wader ringing studies at Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka: three years of the National Bird Ringing Programme
Keywords: Ringing, banding, Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka, waders, shorebirds
Sri Lanka has long been recognised as a key site for migratory waders in the Indian Ocean Region, especially for those species that breed in the northern latitudes of the eastern Palearctic. However, [More......]
Australian Curlew Sandpiper on passage through Sri Lanka
Keywords: Shorebird, conservation, ringing, banding, Curlew Sandpiper, migration Sri Lanka.
On 20 August 2005, a Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea carrying a yellow flag was observed at the saltpans in Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka (6°11.195'N, 81°14.589'E). The bird was 300 m from the observers, and was located with a 30 × 60 telescope [More......]
Pioneering shorebird research in Sri Lanka: launch of the National Bird Ringing Programme
Keywords: Shorebird, conservation, ringing, banding, ageing criteria, training, Sri Lanka.
We report on the first steps of a new project to establish a network of sites for shorebird research and conservation in Sri Lanka. These include the first training course conducted in April 2005 in the Bundala National Park in which 16 members of staff of the Department of Wildlife and Conservation learnt shorebird study skills including mist-netting, recording biometrics and ageing, under the National Bird Ringing Programme. We describe the methods we developed for ageing Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stints and Redshanks. [More......]
A Tally List For Birds Of Sri Lanka
| Latest version of the Sri lankan bird list, “Birds of Sri Lanka: A tally list” can be downloaded now. This list is based on the recent taxonomic revision of Sri Lankan avifauna ......... |
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The mass migration of Bridled Terns (Sterna anaethetus) off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Observations on the annual mass migration of Bridled Terns off the coast of Sri Lanka over a period of thirteen years is documented and data is presented which suggests that this phenomenon could be a post-breeding dispersal. [More......]