Water Lilies Galore

This picture and a few more here were captured at Anawilundawa (Annaiwilundawa) bird sanctuary. The water surface is completely covered with water lilies and other plants.

I would like to reiterate exact comments made by Gallicissa in one of my earlier posts regarding this area for the interest of all the readers. Thanks Amila for sharing these important facts.

‘This (Annaiwilundawa) is excellent for birding especially during Nov-April when migrants supplement resident birds. It was designated as RAMSAR wetland due to its avi-faunal richness. It is one of the three RAMSAR wetlands in Sri Lanka. The other RAMSAR wetlands are Bundala and Madhu Ganga Sanctuary.

The area is good for butterfly and dragonfly enthusiasts and there are enough interesting things for a keen naturalist to spend a whole day here.’

I would love to go there when the water lilies are in full bloom.

Anawilundawa

This interesting scenery was seen at a place called Anawilundawa in the Puttalam District. You can reach here via Colombo – Puttalam Road. A traveler had to turn towards the sea side after Baththulu Oya.

This area is connected to Mundal Lagoon South of Puttalam. It is a marshy area but very scenic in its own unique way. The watery landscape is full of different types of water lilies like Olu and Manel. The land is generally grassy but lots of thick forest patches can be seen.

It is a great place for bird watchers and to my knowledge, Anawilundawa is already identified as a bird sanctuary.