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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, Red-knobbed Coot, African Swamphen in the area.

403
All-Time Species
88
Sightings (14 days)
Central
Region
Uganda
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
Jul 25, 2026
2
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
Jul 25, 2026
X
African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
Jul 25, 2026
1
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Jul 25, 2026
4
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Jul 25, 2026
7
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Jul 25, 2026
X
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Jul 25, 2026
X
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Jul 25, 2026
X
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Jul 25, 2026
1
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Jul 25, 2026
X
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Jul 25, 2026
1
Jul 25, 2026
X
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Jul 25, 2026
X
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
Jul 25, 2026
1
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Jul 25, 2026
X
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
Jul 25, 2026
1
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
Jul 25, 2026
3
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Jul 25, 2026
X
Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus
Jul 25, 2026
3
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Rüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
Jul 25, 2026
X
Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
Jul 25, 2026
1
Jul 25, 2026
3
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
Jul 25, 2026
1
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Jul 25, 2026
X
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Jul 25, 2026
X
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Jul 25, 2026
X
Great EgretArdea alba
Jul 25, 2026
X
HamerkopScopus umbretta
Jul 25, 2026
X
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Jul 25, 2026
2
Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
Jul 25, 2026
1
Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
Jul 25, 2026
2
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
Jul 25, 2026
10
Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
Jul 25, 2026
2
Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
Jul 25, 2026
1
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Jul 25, 2026
2
Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
Jul 25, 2026
2
Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
Jul 25, 2026
2
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Jul 25, 2026
2
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Jul 25, 2026
2
African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
Jul 25, 2026
3
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
Jul 25, 2026
3
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
Jul 25, 2026
1
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
Jul 25, 2026
2
Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
Jul 25, 2026
2
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Jul 25, 2026
2
Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
Jul 25, 2026
2
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
Jul 25, 2026
10
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Jul 25, 2026
1
African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
Jul 25, 2026
2
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
Jul 25, 2026
3
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Jul 25, 2026
3
Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
Jul 25, 2026
1
Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
Jul 25, 2026
3
Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
Jul 25, 2026
2
Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
Jul 25, 2026
1
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
Jul 25, 2026
25
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Jul 25, 2026
50
Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
Jul 25, 2026
20
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
Jul 25, 2026
3
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
Jul 20, 2026
2
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Jul 20, 2026
4
Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
Jul 20, 2026
1
African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
Jul 20, 2026
1
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
Jul 20, 2026
1
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Jul 20, 2026
3
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Jul 20, 2026
1
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Jul 20, 2026
1
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
Jul 20, 2026
1
Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
Jul 20, 2026
2
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
Jul 20, 2026
1
Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
Jul 20, 2026
4
Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
Jul 20, 2026
2
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
Jul 20, 2026
1
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
Jul 20, 2026
2
Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
Jul 20, 2026
1
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Jul 20, 2026
1
Little GreenbulEurillas virens
Jul 20, 2026
1
African ThrushTurdus pelios
Jul 20, 2026
1
Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
Jul 20, 2026
1
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
Jul 20, 2026
1
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
Jul 20, 2026
1
Jul 20, 2026
4
Goliath HeronArdea goliath
Jul 19, 2026
1
Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
Jul 19, 2026
2

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