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BIRDING KAMPALA AND
ENVIRONS PLUS LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK
Day 1:
Morning, bird The
Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC), home to captive animals.
This centre has attracted other over 170 species of wild birds
and 10
species of Weavers such as the rare Northern Masked Weaver, Northern Brown Throated,
Golden Backed, Grosbeak, Black Necked, Baglafect etc., 5 species
of flycatchers Crested shrike flycatcher, Lead colored, Swamp
flycatcher, African paradise, Red bellied etc, raptors such as
the Gabar Goshawk, small banded snake Eagle, Shikra, African
Goshawk, African Fish Eagle, African Hobby etc and many more
species including captive animals. Proceed to Botanical gardens
for another birding experience. Have lunch, relax in the evening,
and
visit the sewage lagoons.
Return to Dinner and
Overnight.
Day 2: Early breakfast and
transfer to the Heritage trail a ten-minute drive from the
Airport, Species that may be seen include Moustached Warbler,
Brown Crowned Tchargra, Brown Twin spot, Violet backed
Starlings, Black Cuckoo Shrike, Red Shouldered Cuckoo Shrike,
Yellow bill, Great sparrow hawk, Short Toed Snake Eagle,
Southern Banded Snake Eagle and many more proceed to Lutembe
Beach for lunch. After lunch, take on a boat in such for the
papyrus Canary, Papyrus Gonolek, the thousands of Grey Headed
Gulls, White Winged black Terns and continue birding the
evening.
Return to Dinner and
Overnight
Day 3:
Have an early
breakfast and proceed to Mabamba swamps another Important Bird
Area (IBA) with a population of about 5 Shoebills. Here most of
the birding is done canoeing and other species to be seen may
include African water Rail, long Toed Plover, Squacco Heron,
Goliath, Purple, Grey and Black Headed Herons, Pygmy Goose,
Yellow Billed Duck, White Faced Whistling Duck, Swamp Moorhen,
Allen’s Gallinule, Black Crake, African Jacana etc Sitatunga
Antelope (swamp Antelope) and many more. Enroute to Kampala stop by
another swamp this may reveal Papyrus Gonolek, White winged
Warbler, Yellow Crowned Bishop, Weyns Weaver, and many more have
a packed lunch and continue birding the evening.
Dinner and Overnight in
Kampala.
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Day 4: Early breakfast and
transfer to Mabira forest for mostly forest birding about an
hour's drive from Kampala. Species such as Toro Greenbul, Yellow
whiskered Greenbul, Leaf love, Forest Robin, Buff spotted
Woodpecker, Grey spotted Woodpecker, White spotted Fluff tail,
Red headed Blue Bill, Yellow spotted Barbet, Grey throated
Barbet, Yellow Rumped Tinker bird, Yellow Throated Tinker bird,
Blue Breasted Kingfisher, African Pygmy, Shining blue, Woodland
Kingfishers, Red tailed Ant Thrush, Chin spot Batis, Banded
Wattle Eye, Chestnut Wattle Eye, Brown capped, Yellow mantled,
Black Billed, Weyn’s Weavers, Red headed Malimbe, Purple headed
Starling, Violet backed Starling and many more fascinating
species. Have a picnic lunch and
continue birding the evening.
Return to Kampala for
Dinner and Overnight.
Day 5: An early breakfast
and transfer to Lake Mburo National park. A park situated four
hours' drive from Kampala. It is situated in western Uganda.
Stopover at the equator, proceed to Lake Mburo, birding to the
entrance of Nshara gate. Species to be seen include the Crested
Francolin, Emerald Spotted Wood Dove, Bare faced Go-Away Bird,
Green Wood Hoopoe, Common Scimitarbill, Spot-Flanked Barbet,
Lilac breasted Roller, Northern Black Tit, Trilling Cisticola,
Greater Blue Eared Starling, African Grey Hornbill, Brown Parrot
may be seen. Have lunch at Rwonyo Restaurant. After lunch,
embark on late afternoon game drive along the Zebra Track which
may reveal species such as Coqui Francolin, Black Bellied
Bustard, Temmricks Courser, African Wattled Plover, Rufous
napped and Flappet Lark, Rufous Chested Swallow etc. Look out
also for elusive Leopard and other nocturnal species.
Return to Dinner and
Overnight.
Day 6:
Have an early
morning Breakfast, embark on a nature walk encountering several
species of wetland and savanna species of birds, Impalas, e.t.c.
return to lunch, after lunch, have an evening Game drive along
the Kigambira loop. Species that may be seen are the localized
Red Faced Barbet, Black Collared Barbet, Red Headed lovebird,
Lead colored Flycatcher and a Green capped Eremomela.
Return to Dinner and
overnight.
Day 7: Before Breakfast we
go for an early game drive along the Lakeside Track. This allows
access to Aquatic habitats around Lake Mburo, species to be seen
may include Lesser and Greater Swamp Warbler, White Winged
Warbler, Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Yellow Warbler, and a times
the elusive Shoebill, the Blue headed Coucal. Continue to the
lakeside campground, as we look out for the African Darter,
African Water Rail, African Fin foot, Spur winged plovers, etc.
Have breakfast and proceed on a boat launch in such for papyrus
species missed, Hippos, Crocodiles are the extras expected.
Drive out for Kampala stopping Briefly in Masaka town for Lunch.
Proceed to Kampala. You will
be transferred to the Airport for departure
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