After almost a thousand birds in 2011, the number in 2012 was much lower. This year, with trips to Sri Lanka and Australia, around 600 should be possible. Will see....
Lifers in bold.
1. January - Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
1. Sri Lanka Junglefowl
2. Indian Pond Heron
3. Cattle Egret
4. Little Egret
5. Asian Openbill
6. Little Cormorant
7. Brahminy Kite
8. White-bellied Sea-Eagle
9. Black Eagle
10. Shikra
11. White-breasted Waterhen
12. Green Imperial Pigeon
13. Spotted Dove
14. Sri Lanka Green Pigeon
15. Emerald Dove
16. Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
17. Layard's Parakeet
18. Indian Cuckoo
19. Southern Coucal
20. Green-billed Coucal
21. Chestnut-backed Owlet
22. Indian Swiftlet
23. Crested Treeswift
24. Malabar Trogon
25. Stork-billed Kingfisher
26. White-throated Kingfisher
27. Common Kingfisher
28. Blue-tailed Bee-eater
29. Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
30. Yellow-fronted Barbet
31. Lesser Goldenback
32. Crimson-backed Goldenback
33. Indian Pitta
34. Common Iora
35. Sri Lanka Drongo
36. White-bellied Drongo
37. Black-hooded Oriole
38. Black-naped Monarch
39. Indian Jungle Crow
40. Sri Lanka Swallow
41. Black-capped Bulbul
42. Red-vented Bulbul
43. White-browed Bulbul
44. Yellow-browed Bulbul
45. Square-tailed Bulbul
46. Plain Prinia
47. Common Tailorbird
48. Clamorous Reed Warbler
49. Green Warbler
50. Brown-capped Babbler
51. Dark-fronted Babbler
52. Tawny-bellied Babbler
53. Orange-billed Babbler
54. Yellow-billed Babbler
55. Oriental White-eye
56. Lesser Hill Myna
57. Common Myna
58. Spot-winged Thrush
59. Oriental Magpie-Robin
60. Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
61. Jerdon's Leafbird
62. Purple-rumped Sunbird
63. White-rumped Munia
64. Grey Wagtail
Lifers in bold.
1. January - Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
1. Sri Lanka Junglefowl
2. Indian Pond Heron
3. Cattle Egret
4. Little Egret
5. Asian Openbill
6. Little Cormorant
7. Brahminy Kite
8. White-bellied Sea-Eagle
9. Black Eagle
10. Shikra
11. White-breasted Waterhen
12. Green Imperial Pigeon
13. Spotted Dove
14. Sri Lanka Green Pigeon
15. Emerald Dove
16. Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot
17. Layard's Parakeet
18. Indian Cuckoo
19. Southern Coucal
20. Green-billed Coucal
21. Chestnut-backed Owlet
22. Indian Swiftlet
23. Crested Treeswift
24. Malabar Trogon
25. Stork-billed Kingfisher
26. White-throated Kingfisher
27. Common Kingfisher
28. Blue-tailed Bee-eater
29. Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
30. Yellow-fronted Barbet
31. Lesser Goldenback
32. Crimson-backed Goldenback
33. Indian Pitta
34. Common Iora
35. Sri Lanka Drongo
36. White-bellied Drongo
37. Black-hooded Oriole
38. Black-naped Monarch
39. Indian Jungle Crow
40. Sri Lanka Swallow
41. Black-capped Bulbul
42. Red-vented Bulbul
43. White-browed Bulbul
44. Yellow-browed Bulbul
45. Square-tailed Bulbul
46. Plain Prinia
47. Common Tailorbird
48. Clamorous Reed Warbler
49. Green Warbler
50. Brown-capped Babbler
51. Dark-fronted Babbler
52. Tawny-bellied Babbler
53. Orange-billed Babbler
54. Yellow-billed Babbler
55. Oriental White-eye
56. Lesser Hill Myna
57. Common Myna
58. Spot-winged Thrush
59. Oriental Magpie-Robin
60. Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
61. Jerdon's Leafbird
62. Purple-rumped Sunbird
63. White-rumped Munia
64. Grey Wagtail