Birding Uganda Safari

On arrival at Entebbe international airport, you will be received by a representative of Goldrock Safaris and transferred to your hotel in Entebbe. Depending on time of arrival time you have an opportunity to bird the Entebbe botanical gardens as an introduction to Uganda birding for a variety of species.

Protea Hotel

Mgahinga

Mgahinga gorilla national park has about 180 recorded bird species, which include Albertine rift endemics. Today we traverse a variety of montane habitats along the Gorge trail seeking out the different bird species unique to this region. The species to search for include; The Dusky Turtle Dove, Cape Robin-chat, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Bronze Sunbird, Black-headed Waxbill and Streaky Seedeater. At 2500m, we may encounter the Handsome Francolin, Kivu Ground Thrush and Cinnamon Bracken.

Lake Chahafi Resort

Bwindi Impenetrable

Today we bird towards Mubwindi Swamp where the trail drops steeply through the dense forest and then winds through swampy forest. Initially the birds on the trail are similar like those encountered before but more time spent will provide opportunities for the rare and localized African Green Broadbill now known as Grauers Broadbill. It prefers to nest near the Mubwindi Swamp and can be difficult to locate while on this trip but with excellent site guides there are high chances of locating it.

Silverback Safari Lodge

Bwindi Impenetrable

Buhoma section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has tracks that run through the forest offering excellent bird viewing points. The bird species to look out on these trails include; Brown, Blue-headed, Northern Double-collared and Grey headed Sunbirds, Black Bee-Eater, Kivu Ground Thrush, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Common Stonechat, Black throated Robin chat, Barred Long tailed Cuckoo, Black throated Apalis, Mountain Masked Apalis, Chin spot Batis, Rwenzori Batis, African broadbill.

Silverback Safari Lodge

This day, we start early after breakfast, carry packed lunch and bird toward Rwenzori Mountains National Park. We drive through Queen Elizabeth national park therefore having many opportunities for birding stops even before reaching our destination for the night. Look out for the tree climbing lions in Ishasha, there is a possibility of sighting these while driving through Ishasha towards Rwenzori mountains national park.

Mweya Safari Lodge

Semuliki

Today morning, we bird our way to Semuliki national park for a range of central African bird species found only here in East Africa. We will have birding stopovers en route to our accommodation for the night where we arrive later that evening ready to explore this park.

Emburara Farm Lodge

Semuliki

We will after breakfask have our second day birding the Semuliki national park and will look for more bird species like Red-throated Alethe, Fire-crested Alethe, Snowy-headed Robin-Chat, Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat, Red-eyed Puffback, White-tailed Robin-Chat, Northern Bearded Scrub-Robin, Capped Wheatear, Common Stonechat, Abyssinian Ground-Thrush, Oberlaender’s Ground-Thrush, Grey Ground-Thrush, Little Grey Greenbul, Toro Olive Greenbul, Mountain Greenbul, Yellow-throated Nicator etc.

Emburara Farm lodge