'Eurasian Curlew'- Numenius arquata, Pungudutheevu, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Bird life, Manalkaadu, off Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

'White-rumped Munias'

'White -rumped Munias' and a 'Blue-tailed Bee-eater'.

'Asian Open-bill' - Anastomus oscitans, Nagar Kovil, off Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

Cormorants on the road to Kurikkadduwan from Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Indian Cormorant - Phalacrocorax fuscicollis.

Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax niger.

Indian Cormorant - Phalacrocorax fuscicollis.

Great Egret surrounded by Little Cormorants.

'Indian Roller' -Coracias benghalencis, Pannai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

I was in a van when I saw this chap perched on a telephone mast 'stay-wire' by the roadside. It was totally unafraid of our presence and flew away after a few minutes.

'Brahminy Kite' - Haliastur indus - in flight, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

On the road from Jaffna to Anaiccottai there was a place swarming with Brahminy Kites. They and the crows were partaking of the offal thrown into a heap close to the lagoon. I took some time watching these birds in flight.
Click on web-link below to see a short video-clip of same:-

http://youtu.be/LPzdObof3OU

A 'Brahminy Kite' - Haliaster indus, Poonery, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

I saw this bird sitting on some fishing nets near the Dutch Fort in Jaffna. The rosy dawn tinted the bird and the nets a reddish color.

'Scaly-breasted Munia' - Lonchura punctulata, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Photos taken in our home garden at Avissawella, Sri Lanka.