This urban wetland is famous for its abundant bird
life. It consists of fresh water marshes, and natural and man-made
canal system. One can walk along the edge of the canals or marshlands
to observe many aquatic birds including Lesser Whistling Duck, Purple
Swamphen, White breasted Waterhen, Whiskered Tern, Pin tailed Snipe
and
Little Green Heron. Apart from aquatic birds raptors such as Brahminy
Kite and Marsh Harrier can commonly observed.
How to get there
You can reach Bellanvila from Dehiwala coming from south,
If you come from Ratnapura Road turn from Wijerama or Delkanda.
From a Colombo city hotel it's about 12 km
Bellanwila Map
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Location
- Photo Gallery - Tours
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Lessor Whistling Duck
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Purple Swamphen
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White Brested Waterhen
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Whiskered Tern
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Pin tailed Snipe
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Little Green Heron |
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Bellanwila is an Ideal location for a
Days Excursion from Colombo City
or From Air Port
Although You could make it by foot to many places
To see the best of go cannoning and bird watching adventure
It's unlikely you will enjoy going in a motor boat as the birds will fly
away for the sound.
Using a small electric battery powered propeller is a wonderful idea
currently used by one of the top bird watching professionals in Sri Lanka.
Bellanwilla also a great habitat for fish, fauna and flora
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