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Mabamba Swamp

Located in the Uganda area, Mabamba Swamp is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted White-faced Whistling-Duck, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, African Swamphen in the area.

508
All-Time Species
54
Sightings (14 days)
Central
Region
Uganda
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
Sep 3, 2026
2
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
Sep 3, 2026
2
African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
Sep 3, 2026
1
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
Sep 3, 2026
2
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Sep 3, 2026
4
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Sep 3, 2026
19
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Sep 3, 2026
5
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Sep 3, 2026
1
Little BitternBotaurus minutus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Sep 3, 2026
2
Sep 3, 2026
6
Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
Sep 3, 2026
6
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Sep 3, 2026
5
HamerkopScopus umbretta
Sep 3, 2026
1
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
Sep 3, 2026
2
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
Sep 3, 2026
2
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Sep 3, 2026
2
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
Sep 3, 2026
1
Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
Sep 3, 2026
2
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
Sep 3, 2026
2
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
Sep 3, 2026
10
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Sep 3, 2026
19
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
Sep 3, 2026
3
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
Sep 3, 2026
1
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Sep 3, 2026
9
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
Sep 3, 2026
5
African ThrushTurdus pelios
Sep 3, 2026
1
Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
Sep 3, 2026
4
Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Sep 3, 2026
3
Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
Sep 3, 2026
1
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Sep 3, 2026
4
Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
Sep 3, 2026
4
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
Sep 3, 2026
1
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Sep 3, 2026
1
Sep 3, 2026
1
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
Sep 3, 2026
1
Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
Aug 30, 2026
X
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Aug 30, 2026
X
Great EgretArdea alba
Aug 30, 2026
X
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Aug 21, 2026
1
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Aug 21, 2026
1
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Aug 21, 2026
1
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Aug 21, 2026
3
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Aug 21, 2026
2
ShikraTachyspiza badia
Aug 21, 2026
1
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
Aug 21, 2026
2
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
Aug 21, 2026
1
Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
Aug 21, 2026
2
White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
Aug 21, 2026
1
Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
Aug 21, 2026
1
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Aug 21, 2026
1

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