Mgahinga
National Park is a high altitude forest park with Uganda’s other population of
Mountain Gorillas. Although a lot of the species here overlap with Bwindi there
are a few targets that we needed to find here, specifically the Rwenzori Turaco
which can only easily be found here. To reach the birds we had to walk through
the forest to a forested gorge at the base of one of the parks three dormant
volcanoes. We set off early morning and enjoyed some excellent birding along
the way, including Western Tinkerbird, Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird and a
small family party of Dusky Crimsonwing. Although there was not huge variety of
species on offer, the fantastic open woodland and smaller species selection
meant this was my favorite of the destinations that we visited on the trip.
We reached the gorge mid-morning and had our packed lunch there. We did manage to spot two Turacos flying around on the far side of the gorge but the views were distant. After lunch we saw a couple more flying around but they never came close, and our day was subsequently cut short but a storm that saw us forced into a rapid retreat. Although that afternoon the weather cleared we were able to bird around the lodge and try to get more photos of the birds that were in the area. Cape Robin-Chat was a nice treat and probably the best of the species we saw once we had left the National Park.
We reached the gorge mid-morning and had our packed lunch there. We did manage to spot two Turacos flying around on the far side of the gorge but the views were distant. After lunch we saw a couple more flying around but they never came close, and our day was subsequently cut short but a storm that saw us forced into a rapid retreat. Although that afternoon the weather cleared we were able to bird around the lodge and try to get more photos of the birds that were in the area. Cape Robin-Chat was a nice treat and probably the best of the species we saw once we had left the National Park.
-Western Tinkerbird
-Dusky Crimsonwing
-Stripe-breasted Tit
-Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
-Chubb's Cisticola
-Abyssinian Thrush
-Tropical Boubou
-Cape Robin-Chat
Species List:
Mgahinga National Park: African Olive Pigeon, Red-eyed Dove, Rwenzori Turaco, Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Mountain Buzzard, Speckled Mousebird, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Western Tinkerbird, Rwenzori Batis, Northern Puffback, Tropical Boubou, Doherty's Bushshrike, African Paradise Flycatcher, White-tailed Crested Flycatcher, Stripe-breasted Tit, Chestnut-throated Apalis, Chubb's Cisticola, Cinnamon Bracken Warbler, Olive-breasted Greenbul, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, Dark-capped Bulbul, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Green White-eye, Abyssinian Thrush, Dusky-blue Flycatcher, Archer's Ground Robin, Cape Robin-Chat, White-starred Robin, African Stonechat, Green-headed Sunbird, Bronzy Sunbird, Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird, Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Variable Sunbird, Baglafecht Weaver, Strange Weaver, Dusky Crimsonwing, Kandt's Waxbill, African Pied Wagtail, Streaky Seedeater,
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