3 Days Lake Mburo Birding Safari
- 3 days / 2 nights
- Lake Mburo
Experience the Rich Avian Diversity of Lake Mburo National Park
This 3-day bird watching trip takes you to Lake Mburo National Park, one of the most perfect parks in Uganda for a birding safari, including wildlife. This park, the closest to Kampala, is a real treasure to birders! The landscape is fabulous for bird watching. The place has excellent conditions that favour avian activity such as wetlands, lakes, savannahs among other things all contributing towards making it possible for different species of birds to live there. There have been more than 313 species sighted on record here including but not limited to Shoebill Stork, Black-billed Barbet and Crested Francolin to mention just a few!
Where to go birding
The best bird watching spots in Lake Mburo National Park include the swampy valleys of Warukiri and Miriti, and the roadsides between Rwonyo camp and the jetty. There are also ideally-situated viewing platforms at the salt lick, in Miriti Valley, and in Rubanga Forest. Species observed at these locations include the Rufous-bellied Heron, Bateleur, Coqui Francolin, Grey Crowned Crane, Black-bellied Bustard, Brown-chested Lapwing, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Brown Parrot, Red-headed Lovebird, Ross’s Turaco, Bare-faced Go-away-bird, Green Wood-hoopoe, Common Scimitarbill, White-headed Barbet, Red-faced Barbet, Nubian Woodpecker, Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike, Long-tailed Cisticola, Yellow-breasted Apalis, White-winged Tit, and Finfoot among others.
Day 1: Birding Lake Mburo
Right from your hotel, we set off on an early morning birding trip. There will be many stops looking out for certain bird species within their hardly missed localities as we drive. Among the species of importance on this transfer are the Rufous-bellied Heron, Woolly-necked Stork, and Lilac-breasted Roller. Along this Ugandan birding path, it will be worthwhile to pause around the equator for some stretching and shooting.
Day 2: Birding Lake Mburo National Park
In the morning we start with a foot birding trip throughout the park trails using an armed ranger then return to our lodge for breakfast. After this comes our game and birding drive through which there is greater probability of seeing different animals including zebras, impalas, elands, topis, buffaloes among others. Here again we search for other birds such as Red-faced Barbet, Coqui Francolin, Brown-chested Plover (plovers live on land); Tabora Cisticola (*renowned for its melodious call), Lesser Blue-eared Starling (found in scrubland), Buff-bellied Warbler, Red-headed Weaver (*found near rivers), Black-shouldered cuckoo shrikes (*migratory birds), Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike (*greenish).
Day 3: Birding to Entebbe
Our birding today will depend on the flight time or where we spend our night. There are good spots, and we look out mostly for species that were missed, with the Papyrus Gonolek possibly among them.
End of 3 Days Lake Mburo Birding Safari
Tour Inclusives
- All activities on the itinerary
Exclusions
- Tourist Entry Visa
- International Flight Tickets
- Travel Insurance
- Items of Personal Nature
- Tips and Gratuities
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