Uganda is a home to over 1000 bird species and you can find various bird species in various places as they are all not found in the same habitats.
Mabamba Swamp Birding enroute.
we have a chance to see a variety of weavers on the way, African black headed Oriole, Black Bishop, and many others. In Mabamba swamp, we shall take a hand paddled canoe in search for the majestic Shoebill. We will also enjoy more here with a variety of water birds like the Purple swampen, Black Crake, Purple and Squacco Herons, Malachite King fisher, to mention but a few.
Lake Mburo
We are most likely to enjoy the wide range of bird species at the park like: Red Faced Barbet, Bare faced Go-away-bird, Tabora Cisticola, and many more. we have a chance to also see a variety of water birds overnight.
Mgahinga National Park
Morning birding at Mgahinga NP, we shall bird Sabinyo and the Gorge in search for Rwenzori Turaco, Kivu ground Thrush, Stripe-breasted Tit, Shelly’s Crimson wing, Rwenzori Batis to mention but a few.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Here’s Ugandas densely populated birding destination with over half of the ugandan bird species.
We have a good chance of seeing different bird species like: Temminck’s Courser, Senegal Lap wing, Black-crowned Lapwing, African Crake, common Button quail, Blue Quail, Bee eaters, Bul bul, Broad-tailed Warbler, a variety of raptors.
It’s also a home to Savannah birds such as; Temminck’s Courser, Senegal Lap wing, Black-crowned Lapwing, African Crake, common Button quail, Blue Quail, kori bustard, kinfishers, eagles, herons, little Egret, Cattle Egret, the secretary bird.
Kibale Forest, fort portal
Fort portal birding enroute, afternoon we may bird the Crater area for Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Giant Kingfisher, Yellow bellied Waxbill.
Budongo Forest
this time birding the Royal Mile in search for Cassin’s Hawk Eagle, Nahan’s Francolin, Chocolate-backed and Dwarf Kingfisher, Brown-backed Scrub-Robin and many more. Afternoon bird the _Busingiro area_. Overnight to mention but a few.
And in the morning, we are likely to see the green-breasted Pitta, Western bronze-napped Pigeon, Many-colored Bush shrike.
Murchison Falls
Morning bird the main road in search for; Ituri Batis, White-spotted Greenbull, Forest Robin, Narina Trogon to mention but a few.
There after transfer to Murchison Falls NP, on arrival. bird the escarpment in search for Foxy Cisticola, Cliff chats, Western Violet backed Sunbird, chestnut crowned sparrow, Cinnamon Bunting, Red-winged, yellow winged and Green Pytlias, Black Billed Barbet, shoebill stork, Carmine bee Eaters, Abyssinian ground Hornbills, Pel’s fishing Owl, Rock Prantincoles, Bat Hawk, we may bird till late as we try looking for the night Jars and many others overnight
Kaniyo Pabidi
Puvel’s Illadopsis; we have a chance to see the Rufous sided broadbill and a variety of forest birds.
