It was on the 16th of May 2018 when news broke on the Uganda bird guides online forum from a one, Ben Ntale – an amateur nature photographer, about the sighting of the rarest of the rare bird species; Uganda’s only endemic, the Fox’s weaver in the marshes along the shores of Lake Opeta.
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16 days Uganda birding Itinerary – Start Entebbe, End Entebbe
Target species:Shoebill, Albertine rift endemics and Gorillas
Max No. of Participants:05 (Only 03 Remaining!)
Min No. of Participants:02
Guide:Deogratius Muhumuza
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I lost count of the number of Bitterns on Lake Opeta when i had reached 9. May be over thirty, i can say. This is the biggest number of bitterns i have ever seen in just a couple of hours.
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Why Uganda? I usually plan a trip with some objective in mind. For Jordan, it was to visit Petra. For Uganda, it was to see the critically endangered mountain gorillas.
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Also known as Stierling's Barred Warbler; this interesting species was first recorded in Lake Mburo National park by site guides in 2009.
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Birding in Semliki National park can never be exciting without sighting these beautiful birds. Tips: Make sure you spend considerable amount of time birding the forest edge along the Bundibugyo road before you enter the forest. Most of the forest specials can easily be seen here
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I joined the fixed date birdingpal tour of 6 people from January 24 to February 7 2014. It was a truly memorable trip. Apart from all the birds and wildlife, Uganda is a beautiful country. The group gelled really well, and lots of fun was had along the way. Deo and Robert were not only great guides, they were great hosts. The value of the fixed date tour is extraordinarily good, as everything is supplied. You only need a little cash for guide tips, alcohol and snacks, plus souvenirs.
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Deo Muhumuza and Saul Ampeire were our two guides. Deo organized the trip for us and Saul was the driver. Both are Uganda Safari Guides and birding specialists. These two exhibited amazing bird-spotting skills but were also spirited dynamic leaders.
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We have just retuned from a 3 week trip in Uganda. We are a couple of keen amateur birdwatchers and Deo Muhumuza proposed us the following trip: Arrival Enteb, visit Mabamba Swamp, Entebbe botanical gardens, Lake Mburo national park, Bwindi impenetrable forest (Ruija, the neck, Buhoma), Queen Elisabeth national park, Kazinga channel, Kibale forest, Royal mile in Budongo forest, Murchison falls national park, Alexandra park Entebbe.
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Our 6-person group of birdwatchers from Poland (among us there were 3 professional ornithologists) have taken the trip to Uganda, proposed on www.birdingpal.org site by Deo Muhumuza. We arrived in Entebbe 2nd July 2013 in the afternoon and departed 16th July in the noon. Due to the zeal and efforts of our guides, Deo and Emmy Gongo, also these first and last days, of arrival and departure, were very fruitful and abundant with new species.
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