Keep your fingers crossed! The new discovery, the Serendib Scops-owl could be staring at you or down your telephoto! A Check List & Bird Locations of birds seen in Baurs Tours is available in Our web Site.

If you have an eye for birds, spotting them, albeit with a little bit of luck, is not too difficult. Most terrains you walk through are easy paced, and good accommodation, after a long day's birding, is near at hand.

In addition to the endemics, there are a few species that have always been highlights of any visit. These are the Plum-headed Parakeet, Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Sirkeer Malkoha, Indian Little Nightjar, Jerdon's Nightjar, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Malabar Trogon, White-naped Flameback, Kashmir Flycatcher, Pied Ground-thrush, Indian Pitta, Common Hawk-cuckoo, Indian Blue Robin to name a few.

Waterbirds like the Yellow Bittern, Chestnut Bittern, Black Bittern, Black-necked Stork, Lesser Adjutant, Slaty-legged Crake, Watercock, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Eurasian Stone-curlew and Great Thick-knee, all these much sought-after by visiting bird-watchers are not difficult to see; and it is easy to find shore birds,gulls and terns like the KentishPlover, Lesser Sand Plover, Small Pratincole, Brown-headed Gull, Caspian Tern, Lesser Crested Tern, Great Crested Tern. Also possible amongst other residentspecies are Rufous-bellied Eagle,Mountain Hawk-eagle, IndianScops-owl, Brown Fish-owl,Brown Wood-owl, Jungle Owlet, Brown Hawk-owl, Indian Little Nightjar, Brown-throated Needletail, Ashy-crowned Finch-lark, Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher, White-rumped Shama.etc.

Our itineraries can be trimmed to see the greatest number of birds. Tours can also be done in reverse direction, and other destinations, such as Anuradhapura, can be included. It is also possible to visit the island outside the winter season, mainly for the endemics and the resident birds.

On our bird-watching tours there is always the opportunity to watch other forest denizens as well, such as sambhur, spotted deer, elephant, bear and leopard. Some visitor may have a penchant for butterflies or the wild flowers or it could be a cultural curiosity. Feel free to inquire from our guides. They could be as helpful as they are with the birds.