First time bird visitor to Kotte from Pakistan-By Jagath Kanaheraarachchi

First time bird visitor to Kotte from Pakistan-By Jagath Kanaheraarachchi

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Source:Island

Colombo University Zoology Professor Sampath Seneviratne says a migratory bird called Blue-cheeked Bee Eater has been spotted at Beddagana, Kotte wetland for the first time by local bird watchers.

The bird originally from Pakistan and North-West India has never been sighted in this country, Prof. Seneviratne said.

Picture captured by Lasitha Surangana Kulugammana shows the migratory bird at Beddagana wetland.

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