Birding experience in Mabamba Wetlands

Canoe ride searching for the shoe-bill stork in Mabamba wetlands

Mabamba wetlands for Birding experience:

Do you have a relaxing day in Entebbe and looking out on things to do? Mabamba wetlands is a perfect place to make your day a rewarding one.

Located in the banks of Lake Victoria at 32°20°E,00°05°N, Mabamba wetlands contains open water with large open mash of miscunth, farns, and papyrus that makes the swamp rich in species, particularly in birds including the globally threatened SHOEBILL. And large congregations of migrants such as BLUE SWALLOW and papyrus endemic birds like PAPYRUS GONOLEK.

The Shoe-bill stork, one of highlights in Mabamba

This wetland is now designated as a RAMSAR SITE. A wetland for international Bird Area (IBA) mean one of the known breading site for the SHOEBILL. The birding experience that is normally done on a canoe with the help of the local safari guide on site takes visitors through the narrow corridors in the beautiful papyrus vegetation in the wetlands, gives visitors an excellent opportunity to meet several bird species with spectacular views accompanied by sweet melodies of different bird species

Bird species that may be spotted during the canoe-ride in the wetland include Great Cormorant, Great White Egret, Great White Pelican, Green Cuckoo, Grey Heron, Grey Parrot, Grey Woodpecker, Grey-crowned Crane, Gull-billed Tern, Hadada Ibis, Harmerkop, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Little Egret, Little Stilt, Long-tailed Cormorant, Long-toed Lapwing, Malachite Kingfisher, Marsh Harrier, Nothern Brown-throated Weather and many more. The shoebill stork may also be spotted in the shallow waters waiting for its prey. 

Foot-Notes:

Mabamba Bay is one of the bird watching hot spots in Uganda with a unique extensive mash stretching through a narrow bay fringed with papyrus towards the main body of Lake Victoria.
 

Beautiful natural scenery with a variety of unique species like papyrus gonolek, shoebill and much sought after sitting. On a lucky day of full day birding experience, a lot of bird species may be recorded here, with perfect and ample time for you to take as many pictures as possible.
  

Bird watching can be done on a well established path moving you from the raised  end of the wetland boundary through cultivated land up-to Nkima forest Hill. This  allows you to enjoy the panorama of the wetland outlay and the vast birds species of 160 of  one full day birding.
 

Canoe channels for the birding experience

You can enjoy a slow boat ride and be involved in interesting activities, traditional rod (channel). And beautiful flowers and  vegetation. The site boat "traditional boats" of the highest records of the shoe-bill spotting  within a small land size/ distance.This site gives the insight to atypical rural setup in Central Uganda. Enjoy the cultures and hospitality site guides.

Your safari guide on site will not only give you the necessary information about Mabamba bird species, but will also share with you lots of interesting facts about the Mabamba wetland, as well as the ways of life of the surrounding communities. This will give you an insight of the Africa setting. 
Contact a team of highly trained and professional team well set to make your stay in the Pearl of Africa a memorable one. 

​Adventure Vacation Safaris

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