Bird watching:

Transitional to the East African savannah and the western rainforests, Uganda is Africa’s most complete bird watching destination, with more than 1,000 species recorded within an area comparable to that of Great Britain.
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 recorded throughout the entire world. Some of the exciting species you will view include birds of water and land shore, birds of scrub and woodland, forest birds and birds of the open plain.

Birdlife is prolific throughout Uganda, but certain key sites should be included in any ornithological itinerary. In the west, these include Bwindi impenetrable national Park for Albertine Rift endemics, Queen Elizabeth for a peerless checklist of more than 600 species, Semuliki national Park for Congo basin endemics, Mabamba swamp near Entebbe for shoebill, the community –run guided trail through Bigodi Wetland near Kibale forest for Great Blue Turaco and other colorful forest birds, and Murchison falls national Park for savannah specialists such as Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Red-Throated bee eater and Denham’s Bustard.

A key birding location in eastern Uganda is Lake Bisina, a stronghold for endemic Fox’s Weaver as well as papyrus dwellers such as Shoebill and papyrus Gonolek.

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