Uganda Day 2 - Kibale NP

Our main target for our first full day in Uganda was the stunning Green-banded Pitta, a rare species which can only be easily found in the National Park in Kibale. We had a local guide with us for the day to assist us, as well as our experienced park ranger. However before we even got to the National Park we had some incredible luck when a Spotted Eagle Owl perched on the side of the road next to us right in the middle of town. It helpfully remained perched while I dug my camera out of the back and grabbed a few photos. 
To find the Pitta we needed to be in the forest extremely early to try and locate the bird singing before it stopped and began feeding on the ground. As such we spent a good hour walking through the forest in near darkness following the bizarre noises of a displaying Pitta. The bird was very mobile and hard to find but we got a few brief glimpses before it stopped its display. At this point we knew roughly where the bird was and we were able to find it a few more times on the ground before it scuttled off into the undergrowth. Eventually we lost it, so we left it to persue its Pitta lifestyle.
After our success with the Pitta we began more general birding in the forest area. It was difficult due to the large nature of the trees and dense understorey, leaving us with only a few additional species. Most notable of these was a very elusive White-spotted Flufftail which we found in a marshy area. Sadly it was too quick for pictures but was still good to see as it scuttled between taller stands of vegetation.
We left the park by lunchtime and afterwards went birding in an area of community land which consisted of open fields and small stands of trees. Although a lot of the species we saw were common African birds many were new for me and we enjoyed a large number of species with some excellent highlights. Personally, seeing my first wild African Grey Parrots was probably the highlight although the views on offer were limited to flyovers. In addition it was nice to see Grosbeak Weaver [Thick-billed Weaver] as this was one of the species that had first struck me in the book during my first visit to African back in 2019.

-African Spotted Eagle Owl

-Green-breasted Pitta

-Narina Trogon

-Chestnut Wattle-eye

-Ansorge’s Leaf Pansy

-Western Blotched Leopard

-Western Red Charaxes

-Hobart's Red Glider

-Neave's Banded Judy

-Grey-headed Nigrita

-Brown-throated Wattle-eye

-Olive-bellied Sunbird

-Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

-Yellow-crested Woodpecker

-Blue-headed Agama

-White-chinned Prinia

-Yellow-throated Leaflove

-Northern Fiscal

-Walhberg's Eagle

-Veillot's Black Weaver

-Village Weaver

-Bronze Mannikin

-Thick-billed Weaver

-African Grey Parrot

-Violet-backed Starling

-Green-throated Sunbird

-Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

-Great Blue Turaco

Species List:
Kibale Forest National Park: White-spotted Flufftail, African Harrier-Hawk, Lizard Buzzard, Narina Trogon, Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Spot-flanked Barbet, Yellow-crested Woodpecker, Green-breasted Pitta, Western Oriole, Chestnut Wattle-eye, African Shrike-flycatcher, Velvet-mantled Drongo, Buff-throated Apalis, Grey Apalis, Black-faced Rufous Warbler, Lesser Striped Swallow, Slender-billed Greenbul, White-throated Greenbul, Willow Warbler, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Red-tailed Ant Thrush, Brown-chested Alethe, Red-headed Malimbe, Black-necked Weaver, Vieillot's Black Weaver, Yellow-mantled Weaver, Grey-headed Nigrita, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, African Pied Wagtail, Mantled Guereza, Red-legged Sun-Squirrel, 
Bigodi Community Walk: Red-eyed Dove, Blue-spotted Wood Dove, African Green Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, White-browed Coucal, Klaas's Cuckoo, White-rumped Swift, White-spotted Flufftail, Hamerkop, Black-headed Heron, Long-crested Eagle, Wahlberg's Eagle, Lizard Buzzard, Speckled Mousebird, Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, White-throated Bee-eater, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Double-toothed Barbet, Speckle-breasted Woodpecker, Yellow-crested Woodpecker, Buff-spotted Woodpecker, Grey Parrot, Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher, Northern Puffback, Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher, Northern Fiscal, African Blue Flycatcher, Green Hylia, White-chinned Prinia, Grey-backed Camaroptera, Red-faced Cisticola, Barn Swallow, White-headed Saw-wing, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, Little Greenbul, Toro Olive Greenbul, Dark-capped Bulbul, Green White-eye, Violet-backed Starling, African Thrush, Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, Collared Sunbird, Green-headed Sunbird, Blue-throated Brown Sunbird, Green-throated Sunbird, Olive-bellied Sunbird, Copper Sunbird, Red-headed Malimbe, Baglafecht Weaver, Black-necked Weaver, Vieillot's Black Weaver, Village Weaver, Black-headed Weaver, Thick-billed Weaver, African Firefinch, Bronze Mannikin, Black-and-white Mannikin,