Birding In Uganda
Nature comes with beats of detail that only those that take the initiative and patience to tread quietly yet steadily during specific hours can explore beyond what meets the common eye. Uganda has more than 1100 bird species however they have officially identified only 1061 species.
But of all the activities that you can do in the pearl of Africa why would you choose birding?
In most cases people are deviated from participating in birding because they are totally green about bird species, but just like a little detail about the different animal species on a safari spices up your experience beyond a usual drive by.The same applies to birding, you might be a rookie in birding but unlike game drives, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking and several other wildlife encounters whose experiences often ends with the encounters. Birding is a lifetime experience. You cannot encounter all the bird species in Uganda in just one month safari.
Besides, you will also need some beat of detail about the lifestyle of the birds to truly explore and appreciate nature in the pearl of Africa. In doing so; you might have to set out to specific destinations in different seasons of the year to fully explore the different bird species.
During birding, you have the opportunity to explore other indigenous wildlife species such as the antelopes, monkeys and several other wildlife species that might be free-ranging in the birding destinations.
Birding in Uganda can be done almost everywhere in Uganda however there are those specific places that can defined as birding hubs in Uganda. These include but not limited to: Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, Semuliki National Park, Mpanga Forest, Mabira Forest and other Uganda national parks such as Lake Mburo National Park, Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, Kidepo Valley National Park, Matheniko and Bokora Wildlife Reserves, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Lutembe swamp, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park among several other destinations.