Udawattekele Bird Sanctuary
About 1km (0.6miles) east of Trinity College, off Wewelpitiya Road, this is one of Sri Lanka's more accessible bird sanctuaries. It is a stretch of wilderness only a stone's throw from the city centre with towering forest giants and creepers giving shelter to bird species including Layard's parakeet, Sri Lanka hanging parrot' yellow-fronted barbet, black capped bulbul, emerald dove, three species of kingfisher chestnut-headed bee eater and Tickell's blue flycatcher. It is also the home of scores of macaque monkeys, and huge, vividly painted butterflies float across the paths.
Open Daily : 08.00 - 17.30