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Photo blog: Where to go birding in Africa
Catch a glimpse of exquisite plumage, decipher lesser known calls and witness the mating rituals of some of Africa’s finest birds. With its impressive variety of biomes that attract diverse fauna and flora, Africa is a birder’s paradise. From the …
read more ›BIRDING IN BUJAGALI
There is a birder born every minute in Uganda – Anne-Marie Weeden, General Manager of Journeys Discovering Africa, takes to the water with her binoculars in a new birding cruise at Jinja. Pulling focus on the dainty little heron sitting …
read more ›Correction! Previous sighting of a Ruaha Chat uncovered…
We reported back on June 26th that Johnny Kamugisha, one of our top birding guides in Uganda, and Nik Borrow, an internationally respected bird artist and ornithologist, had spotted an assumed new birding record for Uganda – a Ruaha Chat – on …
read more ›New Birding Records for Uganda
It’s been a great month so far for birders in Uganda. On 13th June, news broke that Johnny Kamugisha, one of our top birding guides in Uganda, and Nik Borrow, an internationally respected bird artist and ornithologist, had spotted a …
read more ›Grey Pratincole spotted in Uganda
A rare bird has been spotted in Uganda for the first time ever, creating a new birding record for the country. The Grey Pratincole was recorded by Johnnie Kamugisha, who spotted it whilst on the boat cruise on Kazinga Channel in …
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