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Thousands of migrant birds arrive in Sri Lanka, making the Mannar region including Vankalai their first stop in the island. Similarly when leaving the country, at the end of the season, the birds use Vankalai as their last staging point. Many birds including the very rare migrants the Spot-billed Duck, the Comb Duck and the Gadwall; the rare migrant Long-toed Stint and the uncommon migrants the Peregrine Falcon, the Common-ringed Plover, Temminck’s Stint and the Red-necked Phalarope have been spotted in Vankalai.
Partly-wetland Vankalai declared bird sanctuary is situated between Mannar island and mainland. This wetland comprises a few small islands and strips of mainland and island of Mannar. Altogether bird sanctuary covers more than 4,800 hectares. It consists of arid-zone thorn scrubland and pastures, waterholes and tanks, sand dunes, mangroves, salt marshes, lagoons and seagrass beds and maritime grasslands.
Mannar is on of the few places you can see Baobab trees which was introduced centuries ago by Arab traders. Accommodation is arranged at a fine guest house with breakfast.
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