EVENTS

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  December to February

  Bird Migration

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  August to October

  Gathering of Giants

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  July to August

  Kandy Perehera

Wildlife Calendar

• January / February

  Whale watching

  The whale watching season peaks in December where Blue Whales and sperm whales can be observed off the Southern part of the island.

  Butterflies

  When the North East monsoon subsides in in February; butterflies come out to feed on the luxuriant foliage in the North Central part of the country.

  Horton Plains

  It is a good time to visit World’s End and see montane endemic species.

• March / April

  Rainforest visits

  The bio diversity rich rainforests in the south west are relatively free of rain. Large flocks of endemic and non-endemic birds can be frequently sighted.

• May

  Leopards

  As a result of extreme dryness leopard sightings are common in the Ruhuna National Park; Yala.

• June / July

  Sloth Bear

  The flourishing of Palu trees during this season makes Sloth Bear sightings fairly common.

• August / September / October

  Elephants

  The gathering of the giants can be seen on the shores of the Minneriya tank in the North Central Province. At least a hundred elephants can be sighted in one game drive.

  Turtles

  In October Olive Ridley turtles come ashore at Induruwa and Kosgoda to lay eggs.

• November / December

  Primates

  When the North Central Plains are cooler Grey Langur, Toque Monkeys and the endemic Purple faced leaf monkey can be can in the histori sites such as Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya.

  Migratory birds

  The southern part of the country is teeming with migrants such as the Brown Shrike and Indian Pitta. Migrant waders seem to invade wetlands such as Bundala and Kalamatiya

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