AFRICA’S COMPLETE  BIRD WATCHING DESTINATION

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.
Specialist birding tours through Western Uganda routinely notch up an incredible tally of 400 species.
For dedicated ornithologists, Uganda’s   safari prime attraction is the presence of more than 100 West African forest species at the most easterly and most accessible extent of their range. This alluring list of forest specialists includes the psychedelic Great Blue Turaco and the raucous Black-and-White Casqued Horn bill, as well as the gem-like Green Broad bill and 23 other species endemic to the Albertine Rift.  Uganda is the best place to see what many rate as the most sought after African bird:  the Shoe bill, a massive prehistoric-looking swamp-dweller notable for its heavy clog-shaped bill.
Bird life is prolific throughout Uganda, but certain key sites should be included in any ornithological itinerary.   In the west, these include Bwindi National Park for Albertine
Rift endemics, Queen Elizabeth National Park for a peerless checklist of 600 species, Semuliki National Park for Congo Basin endemics, Mabamba Swamp near Entebbe for Shoe bill, the community-run guided.
Bigodi Wetland near Kibale Forest for Great Blue Turaco and other colourful 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 the endemic Fox’s Weaver as well as papyrus-dwellers such as Shoe  bill and Papyrus Gonolek.
Queen National Park has recorded over 600-plus bird species. The park also habits the uncommon specie of the tree  climbing lions that can be sighted in the Ishasha sector of the park.
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