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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, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Egyptian Goose in the area.

405
All-Time Species
46
Sightings (14 days)
Central
Region
Uganda
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
Oct 13, 2026
2
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
Oct 13, 2026
2
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Oct 13, 2026
3
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
Oct 13, 2026
1
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Oct 13, 2026
2
Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
Oct 13, 2026
2
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Oct 13, 2026
2
African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
Oct 13, 2026
2
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
Oct 13, 2026
3
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Oct 13, 2026
2
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Oct 13, 2026
1
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Oct 13, 2026
2
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Oct 13, 2026
2
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Oct 13, 2026
2
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Oct 13, 2026
4
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Oct 13, 2026
2
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Oct 13, 2026
2
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Oct 13, 2026
2
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Oct 13, 2026
2
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Oct 13, 2026
2
Goliath HeronArdea goliath
Oct 13, 2026
1
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
Oct 13, 2026
2
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
Oct 13, 2026
1
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
Oct 13, 2026
2
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
Oct 13, 2026
1
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Oct 13, 2026
5
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
Oct 13, 2026
2
Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
Oct 13, 2026
2
Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
Oct 13, 2026
1
Oct 13, 2026
2
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
Oct 13, 2026
1
Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
Oct 12, 2026
2
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Oct 12, 2026
3
Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
Oct 12, 2026
2
Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
Oct 8, 2026
1
Oct 8, 2026
6
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
Oct 8, 2026
1
Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
Oct 8, 2026
1
Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
Oct 8, 2026
3
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Oct 8, 2026
9
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Oct 8, 2026
2
HamerkopScopus umbretta
Oct 8, 2026
1
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Oct 8, 2026
5
Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
Oct 3, 2026
2
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Oct 3, 2026
3
Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
Oct 3, 2026
1

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