Bordering the yala national park to the east is the well- known
bird sanctuary, Kumana As you approach Kumana you hear a rather noisy invitation- the sound of thousands of birds calling one another. Here a large variety of indigenous aquatic birds gather from April to July making kumana a birdwatcher’ paradise. There are herons, egrets and spoonbills nesting in the trees above. Water hens, purple coot and jacana build their nests in the swamp below.
The migrant birds leave by the end of March. Ducks are the first to go. They make a fine sight as they cycle the land and move away in an arrow head formation against a blue sky on their long way home.
