Kalamatiya

Is a place which has a mature mangrove swamp with a variety of water birds. The best time to see birds is between November and March.
There are Bird life includes Cattle Egret, Intermediate Egret, Great Egret, Asian Openbill, Eurasian Spoonbill, Purple Swamphen, Glossy Ibis, Common Snipe, Black-winged Stile.

Migrant birds include Pintail, Golden Plover, Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers, Kentish Plover, Curlew, Greenshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper and Yellow Wagtail.

Kalamatiya is famous as a birds’ paradise. Out of the recorded 427 bird-species, 250 species are found in Sri Lanka. Migratory birds have been coming to Sri Lanka to escape the harsh winters of Siberia, Scandinavia and Western Europe.

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