Bundala & Tissa wetlands combine 20km of beach, lagoons and scrub bordering
the sea and hosting more than 150 bird species including winter migratory birds and large flocks of flamingos which take up residence in Bundala between the months of November and April. It’s also the first Ramsar wetland site in Sri Lanka and consists of salt marsh, mangroves, brackish water lagoons, seashore, streams and salterns. About 380 species of plants have been recorded in Bundala. The lagoons are also popular with crocodiles.
