Gehan de Silva W

Writer, photographer, interested in birds, mammals (esp. cetaceans & primates) dragonflies, butterflies, trees & wildlife tourism. Chair of London Bird Club.

[London Bird Club @LondonBirdClub]

London Bird Club Walk
Sunday 11th January
12.30 - 16.00
Staines Moor
New site! Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Linnet, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Red Kite, Water Pipit, Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl.
Meet at Staines Station.
WATERPROOF FOOTWEAR ADVISED!: https://t.co/TSslWBcewF

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

LBC Walk to RSPB Rainham Marshes , Sunday, 30 November, 2025, 10:30am -  2:30pm. Due to popular demand, an additional winter walk has been added!  Dave Clark - Wintering waterfowl: Teal, Pintail, Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard; gulls and geese.  Meet at Reserve Car Park.

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

Tickets (very reasonably priced) are available for Avian Odyssey 2025. An outstanding line up of ornithological speakers from around the world, in-person (and zoom) at the Flett Theatre of the Natural History Museum London. For in-person & online tckts https://t.co/rxmCyYj39k

[London Bird Club @LondonBirdClub]

Duckling season is just around the corner! Your records of mallard broods can help researchers understand how many ducklings make it to adulthood and how this affects changes in population growth. Find out more and submit your sightings of ducklings here: https://t.co/CzFbt44l3c

[London Bird Club @LondonBirdClub]

The London Bird Club is urgently looking for someone to write the Review of the Year in the London Bird Report. This is a six-page section (about 3,500 words) Apply to [email protected]. More details on https://t.co/1fYBD0sUst #londonbirds

[Ifham Nizam @IfhamNizam]

One of the foremost authorities @Gehan_de_Silva when it comes #biodiversity and #tourism shares his candid views to #TheIsland https://t.co/ndVrA7RTPo

[Ifham Nizam @IfhamNizam]

Gehan De Silva Wijeyeratne offers an indepth look at the Sri Lanka’s fauna and flora. Featuring some 1,250 high quality images. @Gehan_de_Silva #biodiversity #SriLanka #ecotourism

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

Sat 14 Sep 2024, London Bird Club Walk @LondonBirdClub @LNHSoc to Ruislip Woods NNR. Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher amongst 48 bird species. For free, guided nature walks in London, download the LNHS Programme on https://t.co/PycietwFUD
#londonwildlife #londonbirds #wildbritain

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

It was wonderful to be invited by the Geoffrey Bawa Trust to talk about the trees on the Lunuganga property.  The episode with me on their podcast series can be heard at the link below. I talk about both native and introduced trees on the property. https://t.co/agKiVA8oRb

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

Sun 4 August 2024, London Bird Club Walk @LondonBirdClub @LNHSoc to Footscray Meadows. Birds, butterflies and dragonflies in chalkstream and grassland. For free, guided nature walks in London, download the LNHS Programme on https://t.co/PycietxdKb
#londonwildlife #londonbirds

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

A longer article on ethical wildlife photography and visitor management by introducing routes and timed entry. Part of the suite of articles arranged by the WNPS for Leopard Day.

https://t.co/GRBpdXQGDF

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

Thank you John Beaufoy Publishing for supporting efforts to promote Sri Lanka’s wildlife tourism industry.
#srilanka#wildsrilanka @jetwingecoholidays @jetwinghotels @JB_Publishing #globalbirdfair #jetwinghotels #jetwingecoholidays #visitsrilanka #srilanka #wildlifetourism

[Friends Of Sri Lanka @FriendsSriLanka]

As Sri Lanka approaches Leopard Day on 1st August, Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne looks at ways to improve Visitor Management and enhance outcomes for wildlife enthusiasts, tourists and other stakeholders in the island’s leisure sector.@Gehan_de_Silva ❤️🐆🇱🇰https://t.co/hlH2jmUFBw

[Bradt Guides @BradtGuides]

Gehan, the author of our Sri Lanka Wildlife guide, at @GlobalBirdfair today!

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

@Kaulofthewilduk @LinneanSociety @markcridge @DrDrCope @jeff_streicher @anjgoswami @grumpyDrFabre @NHMdinolab @heather_e_white @LondonNPC Congratulations Kabir.

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

Sun 2 June 2024, London Bird Club Walk @LondonBirdClub @LNHSoc to London Wetland Centre @WWTLondon . 49 bird species including Hobby plus orchids & dragonflies. For free, guided nature walks in London, download the LNHS Programme on https://t.co/PycietwFUD

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

Sat 25 May 2024, London Bird Club Walk @LondonBirdClub @LNHSoc to #RSPB Rainham Marshes @RSPBRainham. 65 species including Bearded Tit, Lesser Whitethroat & Marsh Harrier. For free, guided nature walks in London, download the LNHS Programme on https://t.co/PycietwFUD

[Gehan de Silva W @Gehan_de_Silva]

The London Bird Report 2022 has been published. A big thank you to everyone who has been involved with it. The 256 page publication has a systematic review of 2022 bird records by species and a number of papers. See https://t.co/PycietxdKb @LondonBirdClub @LNHSoc #londonbirds

[London Bird Club @LondonBirdClub]

The London Bird Report 2022 has been published!
A big thank you to everyone involved. The 256 page publications has a systematic review of 2022 bird records by species and a number of papers.
To find out more about @LNHSoc see our website: https://t.co/ei9NmijCPZ @Gehan_de_Silva

[Priyantha Wijesinghe @elaphrornis]

Delighted to see this @NewsfirstSL video of @ThilinaHA speaking about his discovery of 3 new species of Lasioglossum bees from w North America. Many American & European scientists have discovered & named species from 🇱🇰, this is a first the other way! 😊
https://t.co/YLomtt7UPe