Uganda DAY2
Mabamba Swamp
Kabamba Bay Wetland is about 2424 hectares on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is located on the shores and contains open water with a large open marsh of miscanthus and papyrus that make the swamp rich in species, particularly in birds including the globally threatened Shoebill, large congregations of migrants such as Blue Swallow and Papyrus Gonolekss and Papyrus Yellow Warbler. Mabamba Bay is a major breeding site for the Shoebill and is one of the places with the highest concentration of this species in the whole world, with over 12 birds being recorded in one day, over a relatively small area. Mabamba Bay is home to over 300 bird species. It is near to the business capital Kampala and Entebbe, which presents it with bigger opportunities and a high potential for eco-tourism development. The wetland is now designated as a Ramsar site; a wetland of international importance and an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA). Aware that this area is one of the known breeding sites for the Shoebill, the community around protects it from all forms of threats
เราตื่นกันแต่เช้าตรู่ เพื่อไปขึ้นเรือเฟอรรี่เที่ยวเช้าเพื่อข้ามอ่าวมาแบมบาไปอีกฟาก และนั่งรถต่อไปยังพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำ ระหว่างทางรถแวะเติมน้ำมัน ที่ปั๊มน้ำ้มันเราได้เจอนกใหญ่ ถึง2 ชนิดที่มาอาศัยต้นไม้บริเวณนี้เป็นรังนอน ที่อูกันดาโดยเฉพาะที่ entebbe เราสังเกตว่า นกตัวใหญ่นี่ใช้ชีวิตอยู่ในชุมชนอย่างเป็นปกติวิสัย เราไปถึงท่าเทียบเรือใกล้ 7โมงเช้า ขณะรอเรือเฟอรรี่ที่ยังไม่เที่ยบท่า พวกเราก็เพลิดเพลินไปกับการถ่ายภาพกระเต็นปักหลังที่โชว์การทิ้งดิ่งเพื่อจับปลาครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า
The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertakerbird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair".It has often been credited with the largest wingspan of any land bird, with an average of 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) and some recorded examples of up to 3.2 metres (10 ft)
The black-and-white-casqued hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus), also known as the grey-cheeked hornbill, is a large black and white hornbill. It has an oversized blackish bill with a large casque on top. The female is slightly smaller than the male and has a significantly smaller casque. It is a monogamous species, and pairs nest in suitable tree cavities. The female usually lays up to two eggs. The diet consists mainly of figs, fruits, insects and small animals found in the trees.
Kabamba Bay Wetland is about 2424 hectares on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is located on the shores and contains open water with a large open marsh of miscanthus and papyrus that make the swamp rich in species, particularly in birds including the globally threatened Shoebill, large congregations of migrants such as Blue Swallow and Papyrus Gonolekss and Papyrus Yellow Warbler. Mabamba Bay is a major breeding site for the Shoebill and is one of the places with the highest concentration of this species in the whole world, with over 12 birds being recorded in one day, over a relatively small area. Mabamba Bay is home to over 300 bird species. It is near to the business capital Kampala and Entebbe, which presents it with bigger opportunities and a high potential for eco-tourism development. The wetland is now designated as a Ramsar site; a wetland of international importance and an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA). Aware that this area is one of the known breeding sites for the Shoebill, the community around protects it from all forms of threats
เราตื่นกันแต่เช้าตรู่ เพื่อไปขึ้นเรือเฟอรรี่เที่ยวเช้าเพื่อข้ามอ่าวมาแบมบาไปอีกฟาก และนั่งรถต่อไปยังพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำ ระหว่างทางรถแวะเติมน้ำมัน ที่ปั๊มน้ำ้มันเราได้เจอนกใหญ่ ถึง2 ชนิดที่มาอาศัยต้นไม้บริเวณนี้เป็นรังนอน ที่อูกันดาโดยเฉพาะที่ entebbe เราสังเกตว่า นกตัวใหญ่นี่ใช้ชีวิตอยู่ในชุมชนอย่างเป็นปกติวิสัย
เราไปถึงท่าเทียบเรือใกล้ 7โมงเช้า ขณะรอเรือเฟอรรี่ที่ยังไม่เที่ยบท่า พวกเราก็เพลิดเพลินไปกับการถ่ายภาพกระเต็นปักหลังที่โชว์การทิ้งดิ่งเพื่อจับปลาครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า
The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertakerbird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair".It has often been credited with the largest wingspan of any land bird, with an average of 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) and some recorded examples of up to 3.2 metres (10 ft)
Ferry at Nakiwogo Landing site, Entebbe
If you need to dodge the highly congested road sections at Busega and Kyengera, a ferry at the Nakiwogo landing site is the best option. You as well cut on the time taken or distance covered from Entebbe Airport to Masaka, Mbarara, and other areas in the western part of Uganda. This is the shortest route. The ferry leaves Nakiwogo and connects to Buwaya in the Mpigi district. From here, you continue with the drive to your next destination. It offers scheduled trips (morning, afternoon, and evening). Therefore, if you hope to use it, make sure to be there in time.
8โมงกว่าแล้วแต่ยังไม่ห็นวี่แววของเรือเฟอรี่ จะมาเทียบท่า โจเซฟมาแจ้งว่าเรือจะมาเลทและจะทำให้พวกเราเสียเวลารอกันเฉยๆนานเกินไป เห็นสมควรว่าเราจะเดินทางกันโดยเรือเล็ก และให้รถบัสกับสัมภาระรอเรือเฟอรี่และตามไปสมทบทีหลังจะเป็นการดีกว่าซึ่งพวกเราก็เห็นดีด้วยก็เลยเช่าเรือเล็กไป2 ลำ
Kasanje is a village near Entebbe, Uganda, known for its proximity to Lake Victoria, fertile land, and access to the Mabamba Swamp, making it a good location for real estate, farming, and tourism like bird watching. It is a short drive from Entebbe town, with connections to other major towns via the Nakawuka–Kasanje–Mpigi Road. There is also a historical kingdom called Kasanje, located in Angola, that is unrelated to this Ugandan village.
The yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) is a large African stork species in the family Ciconiidae. It is widespread south of the Sahara and also occurs in Madagascar.
The white-winged tern or white-winged black tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. It is a small species generally found in or near bodies of fresh water across much of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallow-like", from khelidon, "swallow".
The African fish eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer) or the African sea eagle is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur. It is the national bird of Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Attractions and activities
Mabamba bay wetland is one of the Bird Watching hot spots in Uganda with a unique extensive marsh stretching through a narrow bay, fringed with papyrus towards the main body of Lake Victoria. Beautiful natural scenery with a variety of unique species like Papyrus Gonolek, Shoebill and the much sought after Statunga.Bird watching is not only on the Lake but also on a well-established path moving you from the raised end of the wetland boundary through cultivated land to Nkima Forest. This allows you to enjoy the panorama of the wetland outlay and the vast birds species of 200 of one full day birding.You can enjoy a slow boat ride and be involved in interesting activities such as traditional rod and hook fishing and Shoebill trekking. The site boasts of the highest records of the Shoebills in one day within a small land size.
How to get there.
The malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. It is largely resident except for seasonal climate-related movements.
The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water birds, making a platform nest of sticks in a tree, bush or reed bed. A clutch of three to five bluish-green eggs is laid and incubated by both parents for about three weeks. The young fledge at about six weeks of age.
The African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It has long toes and long claws that enables it to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, its preferred habitat. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bussi Island - Shoebill Pier Zziba
Bussi Island - Shoebill Pier Zziba is a station in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. Bussi Island - Shoebill Pier Zziba is situated nearby to Mabamba Swamp Shoebill Bird Watching, as well as near Tourism Office - Community Based.
Its body is about 9–15 times the length of the head. It has two pairs of long, filamentous fins. The pectoral fins have a basal fringe and are about three times the head length, while its pelvic fins are about twice the head length. In general, three external gills are inserted posterior to the gill slits and above the pectoral fins.
Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southern Nigeria to Uganda, west Kenya, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The common name is after the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot.
The southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus), or African masked weaver, is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa.
The black-and-white-casqued hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus), also known as the grey-cheeked hornbill, is a large black and white hornbill. It has an oversized blackish billwith a large casque on top. The female is slightly smaller than the male and has a significantly smaller casque. It is a monogamous species, and pairs nest in suitable tree cavities. The female usually lays up to two eggs. The diet consists mainly of figs, fruits, insects and small animals found in the trees.
Widespread and still locally common, the black-and-white-casqued hornbill is assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Mabamba swamp – wetland birding, shoebill, birds
Mabamba Bay Wetland System. 15/09/06; Wakiso, Mpigi; 2,424 ha; 00°07'N 032°21'E. Important Bird Area. An extensive marsh stretching through a narrow and long bay fringed with papyrus towards the main body of Lake Victoria - the only swamp close to Kampala where one can easily find the globally-threatened Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex). The site supports an average of close to 190,000 birds and is part of the wetland system which hosts approximately 38% of the global population of the Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea), as well as the globally-threatened Papyrus Yellow Warbler and other birds of global conservation concern. The site supports a lucrative fisheries activity and is a source of fish for home consumption and commercial use, as well as of raw material for local crafts, building materials, water for domestic and livestock use, and non-wood products.
Factors needing attention are the dry season incursion into the swamp by fishermen; hunting of the Sitatunga by local people; the proliferation of the Water Hyacinth; and the poaching of Shoebill. The proliferation of flower farms along the shores of Lake Victoria and the use of agrochemicals is likely to have an impact. NatureUganda spearheaded the development of a National Important Bird Areas Conservation Strategy (NIBACS) that highlights measures and strategies for the conservation of the Bay. Ramsar site no. 1638. Most recent RIS information: 2006.
Administrative region: Wakiso district
Birding in Mabamba swamp is done from a motorized wooden boat by riding through a maze of trails cutting through the thick marshes.
The Shoebill in Mabamba Swamp and the Fishermen…
Mabamba Swamp is rich with lungfish (called “mamba” in native language) which is the favorite food for the Shoebill. However the lungfish is also one of the most sought after fish by the local fishermen, creating competition with the Shoebill. The fishermen had long held a superstition that seeing a Shoebill (locally called ‘Boolwe’) resulted in a poor catch that day. But this not far fetched because the Shoebill feeds on lungfish and where the Shoebill is the fish will go into hiding. For the fishermen it was a bad omen to see a Shoebill when one set out to fish in the wetland. They hunted the Shoebills and killed them, leading to a decline in the numbers and almost rendered them extinct in the wetland. Designating the wetland a Ramsar site in 2006 provided some protection to the Shoebill. However bird watching on the wetland brought about enlightenment to the fishermen and community. The fishermen rent out their boats to birdwatchers and make a lot of money, and even some fishermen have been trained in birding and guiding. The fishermen now protect the Shoebill, so that when they set out to fish and see a Shoebill they do not move too close not to disturb it and will gladly inform the tourists of where to see it. There is about 12 Shoebills said to be resident in Mabamba wetland.
Mabamba Wetland - home of the Shoebill
Mabamba wetland is popular for the Shoebill which is the most sought after bird by birdwatchers in Uganda. The Shoebill is also on the wildlife list of non bird watching tourists that are intrigued by its peculiar looks and massive size. The rare bird is found in few places in Uganda and Mabamba Swamp is the most accessible and reliable with the best chances of seeing the Shoebill in Uganda and arguably in Africa.
The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), also known as the whale-headed stork, whalebill, and shoe-billed stork, is a large long-legged wading bird. Its name comes from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form and was previously classified as a stork in the order Ciconiiformes; but genetic evidence places it with pelicans and herons in the Pelecaniformes. The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are more brown. It lives in tropical East Africa in large swamps from South Sudan to Zambia.
The best time to see the Shoebill in Mabamba swamp is early morning, say 7am, before there is more activity on the wetland BUT also by this time the Shoebill is hunting for lunch fish which it does by standing in one place for a long time or even hours looking out in the water waiting for fish to cross so it scoops it with the big strong shoe-like bill that breaks the fish instant.
Other Mabamba Swamp birds
The yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. This duck is not migratory, but wanders in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks.
The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of birdin the family Motacillidae.
The olive marsh snake (Natriciteres olivacea) is a species of snake in the subfamilyNatricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Urothemis edwardsii, or blue basker is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are freshwater lake
จบจากปากเกือกเราจะเดินทางต่อไปยัง Lake Mburo พักทาน อาหารกลางวันสายหน่อยที่ เส้นศูนย์สูตร
The equator is an imaginary line that passes through Uganda at three main points: Kayabwe, Kasese, and Entebbe. The most popular and visited of these is at Kayabwe, which is a landmark on the Kampala-Masaka Highway about 72 km southwest of Kampala, making it a common stop for tourists traveling to western Uganda. At these sites, visitors can see monuments, take photos, perform water experiments, and purchase souvenirs
หลังอาหารกลางวันตอนเกือบบ่าย3 โมง เราเดินทางกันต่อ ตามเส้นทางเจอกระเรียนมงกุฏสวยๆหลายคู่จนต้องจอดรถเก็บภาพกันไว้บ้างรวมถึงนกอื่นๆอีกเล็กน้อย
The laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western Australia where it has established itself in the wild after being released from Perth Zoo in 1898. This small long-tailed dove is found in dry scrub and semi-desert habitats where pairs can often be seen feeding on the ground. It is closely related to the spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) which is distinguished by a white and black chequered necklace. Other names include laughing turtle dove, palm dove and Senegal dove while in Asia the name little brown dove is often used.
Hyena Hill Lodge
The freckled nightjar or freckled rock nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It has a wide yet patchy distribution throughout the Afrotropics.
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