BIRD WATCHING IN UGANDA IS GIFTED BY ELEVEN NEW BIRD SPECIES 2019 – UGANDA SAFARI
Bird watching in Uganda is gifted by eleven new Bird species. This has been confirmed over the years. Yes, its true Uganda’s noteworthy avian diversity is growing richer each year. Mr. Byaruhanga Achilles the director of Nature Uganda, asserts that ardent Birdwatchers also are known as Birders. For the last four years they keep on mentioning that they are coming across bird species they have no knowledge of, these encounters of birds they have not seen before have perpetuated throughout the years.
Professor Derrick Pomeroy, who is part of the East African committee that confirmed the presence of the new Bird Species. Professor is an ornithologist who has happened to train many young ornithologists from Makerere University.
The new observances of the bird species were listed;
To begin with new birds from;
Lake Mburo National Park
Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) 2012 and Black Collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) 2018
Murchison falls National Park (2016)
Red-fronted parrot (Poicephalus guliemi) Tiny Cisticol
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Steppe Gull (Larus barabensis) a migrant bird from Russia
In Karamoja
Purple Grenadier (Uragaethus ianthinogaster) and the blue capped Cordon Bleu (Uragaethus cynocepharus)
Kabwoya Wildlife reserve in Hoima
Blue Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina azurea) Blue headed bee eater (Merops muelleri) and Eurassian Sparrow Hawk (Accipiter nisus)
A birder spends about $7,000 just to Watch Birds in Uganda, which is indeed worth it, a few species of the birds found in the neighboring countries are also found in Uganda.
Where to go Bird Watching in Uganda
There are numerous destinations in Uganda where Birds can be seen, as for Uganda as a country is covered with Savannah making it a home for birds all over. However there those outstanding Birding destinations and habitants, where one can feel at ease to see quite a big number of species, and some of these destinations include:
Murchison Falls National Park; is one of the most scenic places to see birds in the North-Eastern Part of Uganda. Murchison Falls is considered a trove of birds in Uganda where Birders can access 450 different Bird Species.
In the south western part of Uganda, Birders can also visit Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park that tourists have labeled as a gorilla trekking tours safari destination only, but its also placed with a multiplicity of bird species, that could get Birders delighted.
