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Mabamba Swamp--Main channel

Located in the Uganda area, Mabamba Swamp--Main channel is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted White-faced Whistling-Duck, Egyptian Goose, Spur-winged Goose in the area.

403
All-Time Species
70
Sightings (14 days)
Central
Region
Uganda
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
May 24, 2026
4
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
May 24, 2026
2
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
May 24, 2026
1
African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
May 24, 2026
2
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
May 24, 2026
1
Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
May 24, 2026
3
Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
May 24, 2026
2
African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
May 24, 2026
5
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
May 24, 2026
5
Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
May 24, 2026
1
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
May 24, 2026
2
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
May 24, 2026
2
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
May 24, 2026
2
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
May 24, 2026
2
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
May 24, 2026
3
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
May 24, 2026
2
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
May 24, 2026
6
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
May 24, 2026
1
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
May 24, 2026
1
Goliath HeronArdea goliath
May 24, 2026
2
HamerkopScopus umbretta
May 24, 2026
3
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
May 24, 2026
2
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
May 24, 2026
2
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
May 24, 2026
2
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
May 24, 2026
1
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
May 24, 2026
1
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
May 24, 2026
1
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
May 24, 2026
1
Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
May 24, 2026
1
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
May 24, 2026
4
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
May 24, 2026
2
Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
May 24, 2026
2
Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
May 24, 2026
1
Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
May 24, 2026
1
Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaerulea
May 24, 2026
2
Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
May 24, 2026
3
Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
May 24, 2026
3
Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius
May 24, 2026
1
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
May 24, 2026
3
Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
May 24, 2026
1
May 22, 2026
2
Lesser MoorhenParagallinula angulata
May 22, 2026
4
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
May 22, 2026
2
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
May 22, 2026
15
May 22, 2026
2
Great EgretArdea alba
May 22, 2026
2
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
May 22, 2026
6
Black KiteMilvus migrans
May 22, 2026
6
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
May 22, 2026
6
Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
May 22, 2026
4
Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
May 22, 2026
2
May 22, 2026
4
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
May 22, 2026
2
Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
May 21, 2026
1
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
May 21, 2026
2
Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurata
May 21, 2026
1
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
May 15, 2026
1
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
May 15, 2026
1
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
May 15, 2026
1
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
May 15, 2026
30
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
May 15, 2026
2
Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
May 15, 2026
50
Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
May 15, 2026
1
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
May 15, 2026
1
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
May 15, 2026
1
Pied CrowCorvus albus
May 15, 2026
1
Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
May 15, 2026
1
Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
May 15, 2026
1
Rüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
May 15, 2026
6
Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
May 15, 2026
1

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