Uganda Budget Birding Tours: Short Uganda Birding Safaris
Budget Uganda Birding Tours/Short Uganda birding safaris are bird watching tours in Uganda that last for about 2-8 days to the top birding destinations. There over 1,060 confirmed bird species in Uganda that birders can expect to see in the boundaries in the country. Kabira Safaris offers all birders whether individuals or groups to have a well tailor made short birding safari that meets their expectations in the best or desired spots in the country. These short Uganda birding tours/Budget Uganda Birding Tours can be undertaken all year round with a professional bird watching tour guide knowledgeable enough to give you each detail of the birds you come along.
Your short bird watching tour in Uganda/Budget Uganda Birding Tours are customized with a price that is inclusive of transport, accommodation (either budget, mid-range or luxury), meals and bottled drinking water.
Some of the bird species in Uganda include the Ostriches which are the largest living birds, Greater and Lesser Flamingos, Shoebill Stork, Grey Crowned Crane. The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) is Uganda’s national bird
Little Grebe and Great Crested Grebe, Eared Grebe, Four banded sandgrouse, Kori Bustard, Denham’s Bustard, Black bellied bustard, Eastern Plantain Eater, Purple Crested Turaco, Senegal Coucal, Dideric Cuckoo, Common Cuckoo.
Some other birds seen on Uganda birding tours include the Marabou storks, Long Crested Eagle, Black Bee-Eater, Doherty’s Bushshrike, Saddle-billed Stork, Green-Breasted Pitta, Standard-Winged Nightjar, Black Breasted Barbet, Bar-tailed Trogon, Chocolate Backed Kingfisher, White-faced whistling-duck, Fulvous whistling-duck, African Spoonbill, Yellow-billed Oxpecker, White-backed duck, Knob-billed duck, Egyptian goose, African green-pigeon, Karamoja Apalis and many more.
What to Pack for Short Uganda Birding Safaris
Whether short or long birding safaris in Uganda/Budget Uganda Birding Tours, you need to be well prepared and pack right to have an amazing bird-watching safari.
Before you set out for the trip, of course with all your documents, ensure to double check whether you have the following items to facilitate your short Uganda birding safari;
- Carry an updated field guide book or tablet with the Uganda bird list. It helps as you tick off what you see.
- Carry good quality binoculars and other critical accessories for photography.
- Carry a high quality camera, batteries, memory card and its cleaning equipment’s
- Carry a small field bag or backpack for packing either lunch or drinking water for the birding tour.
- Pack necessary field clothing like long trousers and shirts
- Carry the right shoes
- Pack insect repellent and sunscreen for protection from bites.
Birding Uganda – Rwakobo Rock and Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda Budget Birding Tours Packages
Our expert team is always ready to see you have your dream trip come true and therefore here are sample short birding tours to different spots in Uganda carefully crafted to offer an experience like no other. Though already tailored, you can reach us with your own preferable trip and we shall be glad to customize it for you;
Mabamba Swamp Tour, Shoebill Stork
Mabamba bay has grown into one of the most interesting and spectacular birding areas in Uganda. This is the closest point in Uganda where any birder can spot a Shoebill stork after Murchison Falls National Park. In Africa, it is rated as one of the best spots to spot the Shoebill stork at any time of the day. In recent years, Mabamba Swamp has become one of the strongholds for the migrant Blue Swallow with over 100 birds recorded each year. Over 260 bird species have been recorded in the boundaries of Mabamba Swamp with at least 157 bird species recorded in a day.
Uganda Birding Trip Reports
Uganda is a small but we’ll gifted country when it comes to its birdlife, with a checklist of 1087 bird species the country boasts 10% of the world’s population species, 50% of Africa’s Species, and 70% of East Africa’s Species, With one true endemic species (Fox’s Weaver) the country has 25 of the 26 Albertine Rift Endemic Species like the Rwenzori Turaco, Rwenzori Nightjar, Strange Weaver, Handsome Francolin, Yellow-eyed Flycatcher, Rwenzori Batis among other species. The same country still boasts 27 different Congo special species that overlap to Semuliki from Ituri Forest like the Maxwell’s Weaver, Crested Malimbe, Grants Bluebill, and Pale-fronted Nigrita
Shoebill Stork
The shoebill stork, also known as the whalehead, is a long-legged, huge stork-like bird named after its large shoe-shaped bill. They are one of the top five most sought-after birds in Africa, and because they resemble storks, they have been categorized as Ciconiiformes according to their morphology. However, because adult shoebills are always grey and their young are usually brown, genetic evidence places them in the Pelecaniformes. These birds can be found in Tropical East Africa, particularly around huge freshwater wetlands.
