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Uganda a bird watcher’s
paradise is a land locked small country with over 1000 species
of Birds. In terms of size 236,578 sq km, Uganda is the richest
country for birds in Africa. It has almost half the species
known on the African continent and over 10% of those are recorded
throughout the entire world. With excellent infrastructure,
a great diversity of wetland, savannah and forest birds, including
29 of the 43 Albertine rift endemics, Uganda owes a visit in
lifetime. “ For magnificence, for variety of form and
colour, for profusion of brilliant life plant, bird, insect,
reptile, beast – for vast scale…Uganda is truly
the pearl of Africa” by Churchill Winston 1908.The people
of Uganda are among the most hospitable in Africa. They are
arguably the best hospitable in East Africa. |
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The Uganda Bird Guides
Club a subsidiary of the Uganda Safari Guides Association has
been formed to ensure that birders coming to this country are
given satisfactory service to suit their interest and holiday.
The Bird Uganda Tours are lead by our local bird guides who
are the members of the club. Their knowledge based on their
experience will make your dream of birding Uganda come true.
Two itineraries have been made for those willing to stay
for either 7 or 14 days birding Uganda. However we can arrange
other itineraries to suit holiday. You will travel in 4 WD
vehicles throughout your bird watching in Uganda.
Your Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport. Meet your local
guide and transfer to Lake Victoria Windsor Hotel. (Birders
who arrive in the early hours of the day will a welcome birding
afternoon around Entebbe Botanical gardens).
Day 2:
Early morning birding at Heritage trail 10km north of Entebbe.
The local bird guides established this trail early 2000. Over
170 species have been recorded. Serious birders may record
110 birds in a single count. So far the local guides have
recommended this trail to best birding sport nearest to Kampala
and Entebbe. Look out for white-headed barbet, red fronted
lovebird, double toothed barbet, emerald cuckoo, brown twin
spot, tambourine dove, black headed bush shrike, white spotted
fluftail, little ringed plover, verreaux’s eagle owl,
Richard’s pipit, klass’ cuckoo, yellow bill, wattled
lapwing, and many others.
Day 3:
After an early breakfast, drive to Mabamba swamp 50km west
of Kampala. Stop enroute in mpigi swamp for papyrus rarities.
Open your eyes for white winged warbler, papyrus gonolek,
yellow backed weaver, northern brown-throated weaver, blue-headed
coucal, and other swamp specialities. Continue to Mabamba
swamp. Most of the birding is done canoe. Look out for shoebill
stork both in the sky and the marsh swamp. Also look out for
the swamp flycatcher, purple swamphen, African water rail,
common moorhen, lesser jacana, African jacana, African pygmy
goose, white faced whistling duck, squacoo heron, blue breasted
bee-eater, winding cisticola, goliath heron, black crake,
to mention but a few. Return to your lodge for dinner and
overnight stay.
Day 4:
Day 4 & 5 Depart early in the morning for Queen Elizabeth
National Park (QNP) as you bird enroute. Stop at Mbarara for
lunch. QNP has over 500 recorded bird species. Serious birders
may be interested to know that the one-day record for QNP
is 296 out of 547 for the Park one of the highest in the whole
World. An excellent variety can be seen here which include
pelicans, skimmers, kingfishers, thick-knees, storks, martins,
swallows, weavers, raptors, canaries, kites, and other grasslands
specialities. Birding in the park begins early in the morning
(on day 5) on the open savannah. Return to the hotel for lunch.
Enjoy birding Kazinga Channel, which joins lake Edward and
lake George in the afternoon on the boat. Return to the Mweya
Safari Lodge for Dinner and overnight stay. |
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