Uganda Day 15 - Lake Mburo NP & Kampala

  We had some logistical tasks to complete in the afternoon, which meant we only had the morning to bird in Lake Mburo. Our target for the morning was Red-faced Barbet which is best found in an area of habitat just outside the park boundaries. As such that was where we went to bird. Sadly we could not find the Barbet but there were a few other species that we saw. Lesser Honeyguide was nice to see and the highlight of the morning. Other species that we recorded we had seen the previous day, although as we were leaving we found a large group of Abdims Storks perched in a dead tree, offering us good views of this species that I had previously dipped in Oman.
  The afternoon involved driving to Kampala and then getting our Covid tests done. Kampala was quite the experience, with manic traffic and many many people. At one point we were fined by the police for peforming an illegal U-turn, but we were able to enjoy a more familiar lunch when we found a KFC, although my diet meant that my options were limited to fries and onion rings. The milkshake was greatly appreciated however. Once we had wrapped up or tasks we drove to an area just an hour outside of Kampala where we would stay the night before trying to see a very special bird the following day.

-Lesser Honeyguide

-Spot-flanked Barbet

-White-browed Coucal

-Ruppell's Starling

-Holub's Golden Weaver

-Wood Sandpiper

Species List:
Lake Mburo National Park: Red-necked Spurfowl, Ring-necked Dove, Laughing Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, African Green Pigeon, Bare-faced Go-away-bird, Black Crake, Wood Sandpiper, Crowned Lapwing, Western Cattle Egret, African Sacred Ibis, Abdims Stork, Speckled Mousebird, Blue-naped Mousebird, European Bee-eater, Lilac-breasted Roller, Broad-billed Roller, Spot-flanked Barbet, Lesser Honeyguide, Meyer's Parrot, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Black-headed Gonolek, Grey-backed Fiscal, Pied Crow, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Trilling Cisticola, Barn Swallow, Dark-capped Bulbul, Arrow-marked Babbler, Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Violet-backed Starling, Ruppell's Starling, African Thrush, Brown-backed Scrub Robin, White-browed Robin-Chat, Marico Sunbird, Baglafecht Weaver, Little Weaver, Holub's Golden Weaver, Black-headed Weaver, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Green-winged Pytilia, Red-billed Firefinch, Pin-tailed Whydah, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, Western Yellow Wagtail, African Pied Wagtail, Yellow-throated Longclaw, Yellow-fronted Canary, Golden-breasted Bunting, Common Impala, Grant's Zebra,