Second Record - 2024/05/28 of May 24 by Sivalingam Nithushan from Mannar.
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Monday, May 27, 2024
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
A vagrant bird first time observed in Sri Lanka at Madiwela paddy fields of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte on 23rd of May 2024 by Priyanath Kotalawela. It feeds mainly on flying insects like dragonflies, bees, wasps etc. in open areas near water including seashores. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater breeds in North Africa to West Asia.
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