BIRDING IN UGANDA

• 14 days Uganda Birding Itinerary

Ugandan wetlands ranging from enormous inland lakes to the mysterious marshy expanse of Lake Kyoga are one of the areas of Birds in Uganda birding safaris. The impressively scenic Lake Victoria Albert and Edward are the renowned areas for water birds contributing a lot the country’s birds and bird safaris as well in Uganda. The Mountain ringed Lake Bunyonyi is one of Uganda’s most rapidly developing wetland destination with some of the birding activities in the country. Lake Bunyonyi’s steep sided shores with over 26 small dotted Islands the deepest in East Africa and the second deepest in Africa with rustic hotels and campsites are one of the places for a must visit to have a Memorable Tour in Uganda.

The semiprecious stone in Lake Victoria known as Ssesse archipelago with around 84 islands both large and dotted with local villages also contributes a lot to bird safaris in Uganda. Ssesse Islands all well-watered with forests has a variety of birds’ species that can’t be missed out for bird watchers.

Ssese Islands consists of many natural islands that have not been tampered by mankind for while. The Islands are virgin fascinating and secure for all walks of tourists who would like to escape from modern ego life and attend to natural environment free from pollution and where one can breathe fresh air that has not been contaminated. Ssesse Island is a unique sport fishing ground, with one of its small Island like the Bugala Island which has a stretch of white sand beaches and rich forest give visitors a life time memorable experience. Forest nature walks; bird watching, lady bird watching, swimming in fresh waters, sunbathing and sport fishing are among the tourism activities. 

Mabamba Birding Sanctuary:

Mabamba swamp at the shores of lake Victoria is famous for shoe bill stork. Here will view this famous bird at close range and take interesting photos. The area is also famous for other bird species. Mabamba is abirding sanctuary for shoe bill viewing and other popular birds.Birding at Mabamba swamp sanctuary near lake Victoria looking for the elusive and famous shoe bill plus many more species of water logged  Mabamba Wetland and other avian species Yellow-backed Weaver, Grey-headed Gull, Long-tailed Cormorant, Common Squacco Heron,Yellow-billed Duck, Pied Kingfisher, Giant Kingfisher, Swamp Flycatcher, Broad-billed Roller, Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill, Splendid Glossy Starling, Black-headed Gonolek, Orange Weave plus migratory birds

Mabamba bay is the only place and site (so far rated as the best in Africa and/or the whole world) where the elusive Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) can be spotted at any one time of the day, approximately 38% of the global population of the Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea), and the globally-threatened Papyrus Yellow Warbler plus other birds of global conservation concern. It is also a habitat to rare plant species like Scadoxus species.  Recently, Mabamba has become one of the strong holds for the migrant Blue Swallow with over 100 individuals recorded every year.  Mabamba has been surveyed in recent years and now boosts of over 260 species with one day’s record of 157 species (Bird Life International) After birding will be driven back to Entebbe

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