BIRDING IN MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK – UGANDA SAFARI🦆
Birding in Murchison falls National Park is among the best experiences that happen in Murchison falls National Park. Murchison Falls offers the best birding spots with over 451 bird species, i.e. the Albert rift endemic Birds, water birds and Savannah Birds, some birds can also be found in the Riverine Vegetation. There are several types of birds in Murchison Falls some are rare, common, and Occasional. Murchison Falls National Park is well known for the prehistoric bird that is seriously sought for, the Shoebill stork.
HOW TO SPOT THE BIRDS
Birds in Murchison can be best spotted while doing a game drive, Nature walks through savannah grasslands and on the boat cruise along the Nile and on lake Albert Delta, this Birding can also be done while hiking on top of the falls.
Experienced guides will know where to find the birds and show exclusive bird types to you. In the months of low season, that is November, April to May. During this time the park gets some new visitors that is the Migrating Birds fly from Europe to Africa during the cold season.
WHAT IS THE BEST TIME FOR BIRDING IN UGANDA?
Birders are able to watch birds all year round though the best time is during the dry season in months like from January – March, this is a low season in Uganda but birding is bountiful. From April – May and From August – October there are Heavy rains, which makes it difficult for bird watching due to the slippery roads and trails that become impassable.
It’s your decision to make when to visit Murchison Falls National Park for Birding however the fact remains that during the dry season is when birding can be great, not to mention Photography would also be at its best. Not forgetting the ease with which nature walks would be done due to good weather.
Some of the Birders who go for birding in Murchison Falls National Park see are:
Shoebill Stork
Murchison African Darter
Giant Kingfisher
Osprey
Long-toed Plover
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Veracious Dove
Black-headed Lapwing
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Rock Pratincole
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Black-billed Barbet
Long-tailed Nightjar bird
Weaver Birds
Yellow-billed Stork
Martial Eagle
Silver bird
Gray-crowned crested crane
Sandpipers
Pied Kingfishers
Standard-winged Nightjar
Malachite Kingfishers
Blue-headed Coucal
Denham’s Bustard
Birding Swamp Flycatcher
Giant Heron
African Jacana
Secretary Bird
Read-throated Bee-eater
Saddle-billed stork
Senegal Thick-Knee
Red-winged Grey Warbler
