Birding in Queen Eizabeth National Park:

Set majestically in the shadow of the Rwenzori, Flanking Lakes Edward and George, the lush savannah of Queen Elizabeth national Park is Uganda’s most popular National Park and certainly the most scenic. A checklist of 600- plus bird species testifies to the extraordinally ecological diversity of the park.
In the vicinity of the airstrip and the camping site along the Kazinga Channel, watch for resident African Mourning Dove, Grey headed kingfisher, Swamp Flycatcher, Grey- capped Wabler, the beautiful Black-headed Gonolek, Red chested sunbird, Slender billed Yellow backed and Lesser Masked Canary. Time required for Birding is 2-3 days in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Habitat:

Medium altitude moist semi deciduous forest, moist thicket, riparian forest, riverine bush-land. Open woodland, open grassland, seasonal and permanent swamps, lakes and river.

Key Species:

Shoebill, Martial Eagle, Black-rumped Buttolonquail, African Skimmer, Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl, Black bee-eater, White-tailed Lark, White-winged Warbler, Papyrus Gonolek and Papyrus Canary.
Blue-breasted Kingfishers are also remarkably common here. A walk down into the gorge may produce widespread forest species such as Black and African Emerals Cuckoos, Speckled Tinker bird, Hairy-breasted Barbet among other birds. Listen in moist grassland adjacent to the gorge, for the far carrying, metallic twink call of Broad-tailed Warbler.
Munyanyanga Lake north of Katwe is home to spectacular concentrations of waterbirds although numbers vary according to water levels.Greater and lesser flamingos are usually present and are joined by a variety of palaercyic shorebirds during the austral summer.
The scenic crater are lies north of the Katwe road and is a good place to search for widespread grassland species such as common Buttonquail, Croaking Cisticola, and marsh Tchangra. The vast marshes and papyrus beds of lake Kikorongo and shoebill swamp are a southern extension of Lake George and support a Plethora of water birds, not least the sought- after shoebill, with Rwenzori Mountains as a backdrop to the west, the setting is nothing short of stunning and a visit to this area is likely to be a highlight of any birders time in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The road following the southern rim of Kyamura George affords good views over the forest along the Kyambura River. This is an excellent place to see the spectacular Black Bee-eater hawking insects from exposed perches high in the canopy.

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