August 2021

Southern Red bishop | Uganda Birds Southern Red bishop | Uganda Birds : also known as the red bishop is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop. It is widowbird in the family Ploceidae and scientifically also known as “Euplectes orix”. Furthermore, it is a small dumpy sparrow-like weaver and is a common resident […]

Uganda’s Lake Edward  Uganda’s Lake Edward : also known as Lake Rutanzige or Edward Nyanza is one of the smallest African Great lakes. It beautifies Queen Elizabeth National Park and also located on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. This Lake and its neighbor Lake George supposedly formed one large lake

Uganda’s Lake George  Uganda’s Lake George :  also known as Lake Dweru is within Queen Elizabeth National Park located in the western part of Uganda in Kasese district. It is also part of Africa’s Great Lakes system although not it’s self-considered one of the Great Lakes. The magnificent lake drains to Lake Edward through the

Burchell’s courser | Birding Uganda Burchell’s courser | Birding Uganda : is a wader in the pratincole and courser family and a native to Africa. As a matter of fact, the name of the bird commemorates the English naturalist William John Burchell. This specie is generally a small, diurnal and a terrestrial bird living in

Uganda Airlines | Fly with us Uganda Airlines | Fly with us  : Generally, this is Uganda’s flagship national passenger and cargo carrier. The company headquarters are nestled within Entebbe International Airport in Wakiso District, approximately 34 kilometers by road. It is also south of the central business district of Kampala the Capital, largest and

Kidepo’s Kanangorok hot springs Kidepo’s Kanangorok hot springs : These are generally nestled between hard rocks where water boils underneath the earth crust. They later leak through vents and then come forth from outcrops onto the surface. As a result, their extra-ordinary features shape the park’s outstanding beauty. These hot springs reach the earth surface

The African Jacana | Uganda birding The African jacana | Uganda birding : is a unique fancy-looking, vaguely chicken-like shore bird of fresh water in the family of jacanas. Jacanas are generally a group of wetland birds, which are identifiable by their elongated feet, toes and claws. These enables them to walk on floating vegetation

Red-Billed Buffalo Weaver | Birding Uganda Red-Billed Buffalo Weaver | Birding Uganda : This is a large, chunky thickest weaver species of bird with a length of 24cm. In addition, it weighs 65-80grams in the family Ploceidae nesting in the Eastern and Southern Africa. It mostly nests in dry savanna and sparse woodlands more so

Musambwa Island Uganda Musambwa Island Uganda | Lake Victoria Islands : is generally a series of three rocky islands about 5km away from the shores of kasensero landing site. It is located in Rakai district offshores of Sango bay region on Lake Victoria. In fact, the island derives its name from a local word “Musambwa”

The Lake Mburo | Lake Mburo National Park The Lake Mburo | Lake Mburo National Park : The Lake derives its name from a local Ankole story about the two brothers Kigarama and Mburo. This lake is located in western part of Uganda in Kiruhura district, about 30km east of Mbarara.  It is said that