Uganda July 2016 trip list by Michael Mills. Total species recorded: 549 and a further 87 on Kidepo/Akagera extn

Ducks, Geese & Swans Family Anatidae White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Seen at Mabamba and Murchison Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Seen in Rwanda and en route to Masindi (gambensis) Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca A few at QE African Black Duck Anas sparsa Brilliant views at The Neck (leucostigma) Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata Seen well at Mabamba (probably ruppelli) Guineafowl Family Numididae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Seen at QE and Murchison (probably all meleagris) Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani Excellent views in southern QE, and also on The Royal Mile (verreauxi) New World Quail Family Odontophoridae Nahan's Partridge Ptilopachus nahani We came very close on several occasions, but in the end it was only Michael who had seen them Pheasants, Fowl & Allies Family Phasianidae Red-winged Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii Great views near Kihihi (kikuyuensis ). Genetic evidence suggests that South African are a separate species, so this is a future potential split to take note of. Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena Seen at QE and Murchison (grantii) Scaly Francolin Pternistis squamatus Heard at Murchison Falls Heuglin's Francolin Pternistis icterorhynchus Good views of a pair near Budongo, and a few seen briefly at Murchison Handsome Francolin Pternistis nobilis Two excellent sightings at Nyungwe, and also seen on the road at Ruhija Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer Common at QE (cranchii) Grebes Family Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Seen on the pond at The Neck, and also at Mabamba (capensis) Flamingos Family Phoenicopteridae Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Good numbers at QE Storks Family Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis A few sightings African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus A few sightings (lamelligerus) Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis One en route to Masindi, and four at Murchison Falls Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Easy to see Ibises, Spoonbills Family Threskiornithidae African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Common and widespread Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Common and widespread (nilotica) African Spoonbill Platalea alba Seen a few times Herons, Bitterns Family Ardeidae Striated Heron Butorides striata Just a single sighting at Murchison (atricapilla) Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Seen at QE, Murchison and Mabamba Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris Great views at Mabamba, where rare Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Regular sightings Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Several at wetlands (cinerea) Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Regularly seen in open areas Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Seen at QE and Murchison Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Seen at Mabamba and Murchison (purpurea) Great Egret Ardea alba Seen around several wetlands (melanorhynchos) Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Seen at Mabamba and Murchison (brachyrhyncha ) Little Egret Egretta garzetta A few sightings (garzetta) Hamerkop Family Scopidae Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Often seen around wetlands Shoebill Family Balaenicipitidae Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Brilliant views of one at Mabamba Pelicans Family Pelecanidae Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Scattered records in wetlands Cormorants, shags Family Phalacrocoracidae Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Quite a few seen (africanus ) White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus Many at QE Anhingas, darters Family Anhingidae African Darter Anhinga rufa Seen at Murchison (rufa) Kites, Hawks & Eagles Family Accipitridae Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Several sightings (caeruleus) African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Seen regularly (typus) Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis A few sightings, mainly at QE and Murchison European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus One perched at Kibale was a bit of a surprise African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides A brief sighting at Ruhija (batesi ) Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus A few sightings, including in Rwanda White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Seen at QE and Murchison Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli Seen well at Murchison (rueppelli) Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Seen at QE and Murchison (tracheliotos) Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus One at QE Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens Two en route to Masindi Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Seen in Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus Brief views at Murchison (anderssoni) Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Seen at Nyungwe Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Seen at QE Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Quite common Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi Most common at Murchison Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Seen briefly at Nyungwe Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Aquila africana Excellent views at Nyungwe, of four birds circling together (was it two pairs?) Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus A few sightings (probably all monogrammicus) Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Seen a few times (aequatorius) Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates Seen en route to Masindi and at Murchison (probably metabates ) African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro One flew over at Budongo (probably canescens) Shikra Accipiter badius Seen at Murchison (sphenurus) Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris Great views of a perched juvenile at Ruhija (rufiventris) Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus A couple of sightings, all fairly brief (probably all melanoleucus) Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Seen at Mabamba (aeruginosus) African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus Seen at Mabamba alongside the previous species Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius Quite common (parasitus ) African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Seen regularly Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus Great views at Nyungwe, and also seen at Ruhija Augur Buzzard Buteo augur Seen near Ruhija Bustards Family Otididae Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster Great flight views at QE, and several more at Murchison Falls (melanogaster ) Flufftails Family Sarothruridae White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra Terrific views at Bigodi (centralis) Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa Heard at Nyungwe and Ruhija Rails, Crakes & Coots Family Rallidae African Rail Rallus caerulescens Heard at Nyabarongo and Mabwindi Swamp African Crake Crex egregia Brief views at QE Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra A few sightings in wetlands African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Heard at Murchison Cranes Family Gruidae Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Regular sightings in open areas (gibbericeps) Buttonquail Family Turnicidae Black-rumped Buttonquail Turnix nanus One flushed off the road at QE was seen by some Stone-curlews, Thick-knees Family Burhinidae Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis Seen at Murchison Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Good views at QE Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Seen at Murchison Stilts, Avocets Family Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus A few seen Plovers Family Charadriidae Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris Our best views were at Mabamba (crassirostris) Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus A few around wetlands Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus Seen at Murchison (tectus ) Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris Common at QE Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus A few at QE (coronatus) African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Seen at QE (probably all lateralis) Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus Seen well in the QE area, and two seen at Murchison where very rare Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Seen at QE Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Seen at QE (tricollaris) Jacanas Family Jacanidae Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis Seen at Mabamba African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Quite common Sandpipers, Snipes Family Scolopacidae Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis A few at QE Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Seen at QE Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola A few seen Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos A few seen Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres One at QE Coursers, Pratincoles Family Glareolidae Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Great views at QE Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis Seen very well at Murchison (nuchalis ) Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Family Laridae African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Excellent views at QE Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Some good looks (poiocephalus) Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Good numbers at QE (nilotica) Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Seen at Murchison (probably delalandii) White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus One at QE Pigeons, Doves Family Columbidae Feral Pigeon Columba livia Widespread Speckled Pigeon Columba Seen a few times (guinea) Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta Heard at Kibale African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix Seen at Bwindi and Nyungwe Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques Scoped at Kibale, where rare Lemon Dove Columba larvata Brief views at Kibale, where one flew across the road (larvata) Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens Seen at QE and Murchison (probably all logonensis) Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Common Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Seen in open areas (tropica) Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea Seen en route to Masindi and commonly thereafter Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Widespread in savanna (senegalensis) Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus Seen well at Murchison Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer Quite common Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria Some great views African Green Pigeon Treron calvus Several good sightings (probably all gibberifrons) Turacos Family Musophagidae Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata Seen with tiresome regularity Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii Regularly recorded in the forest, although mostly by voice (emini) White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus Brief views en route to Masindi, and seen well at Murchison Ruwenzori Turaco Ruwenzorornis johnstoni Great views at Nyungwe (kivuensis) Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae Seen several times, including in Rwanda Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus Conspicuous in savanna Cuckoos Family Cuculidae Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis Seen at Budongo (senegalensis) Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus Seen at Mabamba (fischeri ) White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Common in savanna (loandae ) Black Coucal Centropus grillii Seen at QE and Murchison, mostly out of breeding plumage Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus Seen well a few times Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii One seen briefly near Buhoma Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius A few records Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas Great looks at a male African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Seen well at Kibale Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi Heard at Budongo Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus Seen briefly at Nyungwe Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Great views at Budongo (gabonensis) Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius Seen briefly a couple of times Barn Owls Family Tytonidae Owls Family Strigidae Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens Good views of two at Murchison Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli Good, day-time views at Murchison was one of the highlights of the trip African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii Good views at Kihihi (nuchalis ) Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum Excellent day-time views at Nyungwe, and heard at Ruhija and Kibale (medje) Nightjars Family Caprimulgidae Ruwenzori Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii Great views at Nyungwe, and brief views at Ruhija (ruwenzorii ) Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis Good views near Kihihi (natalensis) Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii Seen at close range at QE (welwitschii) Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius A brilliant overhead display at dawn for several minutes at at least 6 males with pennants near Kihihi, and also seen near Budongo and at Murchison Swifts Family Apodidae Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus Seen at Nyungwe, Ruhija and Kibale (probably all chapini ) Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini Seen by some at Kibale African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus Regular sightings (probably all myochrous) Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis Seen near Ruhija (aequatorialis) Common Swift Apus apus Seen at Murchison Little Swift Apus affinis Fairly common (aerobates) Horus Swift Apus horus Seen well at Murchison (horus) White-rumped Swift Apus caffer A few seen Mousebirds Family Coliidae Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Common and widespread (all or most kiwuensis) Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus Our best views were at QE (griseogularis ) Trogons Family Trogonidae Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina Good looks at Kibale and heard at Budongo (brachyurum) Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum Good views at Nyungwe Rollers Family Coraciidae Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis Great views at The Neck, an adult and juvenile (neglectus) Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus A few sightings in open areas (ssp not certain) Kingfishers Family Alcedinidae Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia Good scope views at Budongo Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala First seen at QE (probably leucocephala) Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Seen a few times (chelicuti) Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Brilliant views at Budongo (malimbica) Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Several seen (probably all senegalensis) African Dwarf Kingfisher Ispidina lecontei Great views at Budongo African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Our best views were at Budongo (ssp not certain) Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Fairly common around wetlands (galeritus) Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys Amazing views at Bigodi (guentheri ) Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Seen at Murchison (probably gigantea) Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Common around wetlands (rudis ) Bee-eaters Family Meropidae Black Bee-eater Merops gularis Good looks at The Neck, and a brief sighting at Kibale (australis) Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Seen well at Murchison, where most birds were juveniles (heuglini) Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Seen well a few times (perhaps meridionalis) Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus Many at Mabamba (loringi ) Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates Quite common in the highlands Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki Seen at Murchison (frenatus) White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Seen en route to Kampala Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Seen near Mabamba and in QE (superciliosus) Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus Great views at Murchison Hoopoes Family Upupidae Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Seen at Mweya in QE (probably waibeli ) African Hoopoe Upupa africana A surprise sighting in southern QE Wood Hoopoes Family Phoeniculidae White-headed Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus bollei Seen well at Ruhija and Nyungwe (jacksoni) Black Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus aterrimus Seen at Murchison (emini) Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Brief views in QE (schalowi) Ground Hornbills Family Bucorvidae Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus Two good sightings at Murchison Hornbills Family Bucerotidae Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus Several sightings (geloensis) African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus Seen at Budongo (fasciatus) African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus Seen on the northern extension (probably all nasutus) White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis Amazing views at Budongo, where at least 20 were seen Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus Fairly common throughout (subquadratus ) African barbets Family Lybiidae Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei Seen well at Bwindi and Kibale (cinereiceps , sometimes split as Grey-headed Barbet) Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus Seen at The Neck, heard elsewhere (flavisquamatus) Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea Scoped at Ruhija (hildamariae ) Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus Common at Kibale and Budongo (flavimentum) Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus Quite common in forests throughout (probably multiple ssp, but not identified) Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus Seen in savanna (chrysoconus) Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui Seen at Kibale Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta Good views at Kibale and Bigodi (ansorgii) Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa Seen at QE and Murchison (probably all radcliffei) White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus Seen in QE and again en route to Masindi (leucocephalus) Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito Seen at Butiaba and Murchison Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus First seen between Bwindi and QE (aequatorialis) Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus Good views at Ruhija and Bidogi (elgonensis) Honeyguides Family Indicatoridae Cassin's Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis Seen well en route to Kihihi (insignis) Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi Seen at The Neck, where in song (willcocksi ) Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis Seen at Bigodi, where in song (pachyrhynchus) Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor Heard in Rwanda Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator Seen at Murchison Woodpeckers Family Picidae Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica A few sightings (nubica) Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni Heard in Rwanda Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa Seen briefly at The Neck, but good views at Bigodi (herberti) Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus Seen en route to Masindi (namaquus) Yellow-crested Woodpecker Chloropicus xantholophus Seen at Kibale and Budongo Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens A few brief sightings (ssp not identified) Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii Seen well at The Neck (elliotii) African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae Seen briefly in QE and heard in Murchison (goertae) Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus Seen at Nyungwe (ruwenzori) Falcons Family Falconidae Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Several in Rwanda (rufescens) Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus Seen a few times Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Great views at Murchison (ruficollis) African Hobby Falco cuvierii Nice looks on the way back from Mabamba African & New World Parrots Family Psittacidae Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Seen at Mabamba, Budongo and Kampala Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri Seen a couple of times (saturatus) Old World Parrots Family Psittaculidae Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius Quite good flight views en route to Masindi (ugandae) Broadbills Family Eurylaimidae African Broadbill Smithornis capensis One dispalying male seen well at Nyungwe (meinertzhageni) Grauer's Broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri Seen well at Ruhija Pittas Family Pittidae Green-breasted Pitta Pitta reichenowi Fantastic and prolonged views of a displaying bird at eye level, after 13 hours of searching! Wattle-eyes, Batises Family Platysteiridae African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus Great views at Kibale, and also seen at The Neck and Budongo (aequatorialis) Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus Most conspicuous at Bigodi (musicus ) Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops Several at Ruhija and Nyungwe Chinspot Batis Batis molitor Seen a few times (puella ) Western Black-headed Batis Batis erlangeri Seen at QE and Murchison Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis Seen at Budongo, although it unforunately flew before everyone could admire it in the scope Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea Seen at Kibale Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea Seen a few times (nyansae) Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni Good looks at Budongo, but you had to be fast Helmetshrikes Family Prionopidae White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus Seen at Murchison (concinnatus) Bushshrikes Family Malaconotidae Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti Seen en route to Kampala (catharoxanthus) Lagden's Bushshrike Malaconotus lagdeni Good views at Ruhija, on two occasions (centralis) Many-colored Bushshrike Chlorophoneus multicolor Good looks at Nyungwe and also seen at The Neck (probably all graueri) Bocage's Bushshrike Chlorophoneus bocagei Heard at Bigodi Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Seen en route to Kampala (probably sulfureopectus) Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi Seen very well at Ruhija and Nyungwe Marsh Tchagra Bocagia minuta Good views near Budongo (minuta) Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Seen at Bwindi and Bigodi (emini) Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Seen at Murchison (armenus) Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis Seen a Nyungwe (nandensis ) Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis Seen a few times (malzacii) Mountain Sooty Boubou Laniarius poensis Seen at Nyungwe (holomelas ) Willard's Sooty Boubou Laniarius willardi Good views at Nyungwe Lühder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi Nice looks at Bwindi Tropical Boubou Laniarius major Seen near Kihihi (major) Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri Seen at Mabamba Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster Several good sightings Brubru Nilaus afer Seen in savanna by some (probably massaicus) Cuckooshrikes Family Campephagidae Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia A few at Ruhija and Nyungwe (pura) Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava Seen at Bwindi Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea One female seen at Bwindi, and another en route to Masindi Petit's Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti Females seen at Bwindi, and a probable male at The Neck Shrikes Family Laniidae Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina A couple of sightings at Murchison (affinis) Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni Seen several times Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides Common in savanna (excubitoroides) Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis A few sightings (probably smithii and humeralis) Orioles Family Oriolidae African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus Nice views at Murchison (auratus) Western Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus Common at Kibale (laetior) Mountain Oriole Oriolus percivali Seen at Ruhija and Nyungwe Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus Seen at Kihihi (rolleti) Drongos Family Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Several sightings (fugax) Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus Seen at Kibale (coracinus) Monarchs Family Monarchidae Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer Seen at Kibale and Budongo (somereni) African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Several sightings (ssp not identified) Crows Family Corvidae Piapiac Ptilostomus afer Seen en route to Masindi, and common at Murchison Pied Crow Corvus albus Common White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis Seen at Ruhija and Nyungwe Fairy Flycatchers Family Stenostiridae African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda Seen at Bigodi (teresita) White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda Seen at Ruhija and Nyungwe White-bellied Crested Flycatcher Elminia albiventris Seen at Ruhija and Nyungwe (toroensis ) Tits Family Paridae White-shouldered Black Tit Melaniparus guineensis Seen en route to Masindi Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus Seen regularly in forest (funereus) Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer Good looks at Ruhija and Nyungwe (fasciiventer ) Nicators Family Nicatoridae Western Nicator Nicator chloris Seen well at Kibale, and briefly at Budongo Larks Family Alaudidae Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana Seen at QE (probably ruwenzoria) Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea Seen at QE and Butiaba (probably kawirondensis) White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda Seen at QE Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea A few at QE (saturatior ) Bulbuls Family Pycnonotidae Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor Common (tricolor) Kakamega Greenbul Arizelocichla kakamegae Seen at Nyungwe (kakamegae ) Olive-breasted Greenbul Arizelocichla kikuyuensis Common in the highlands Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris Several in forest (gracilirostris) Little Greenbul Eurillas virens Several seen (virens ) Little Grey Greenbul Eurillas gracilis Seen at Budongo (ugandae) Ansorge's Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei Seen well at The Neck (ansorgei) Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris Several seen (curvirostris) Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris Several seen (latirostris) Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator Seen at Kibale (indicator) Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus Seen well at Budongo Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima Heard at Bigodi Yellow-throated Leaflove Atimastillas flavicollis Several sightings (flavigula ) Toro Olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris Seen at The Neck Cabanis's Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi Seen at Nyungwe and Bwindi (sucosus ) White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis Seen at Kibale and Budongo (albigularis) Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Easy to see at Bwindi and Nyungwe (olivaceogriseus) Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus Heard at Kibale and Budongo Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Seen at The Neck and Budongo (emini) Swallows, martins Family Hirundinidae White-headed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps Great views at lower altitudes (albiceps ) Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera Common in the highlands (probably ruwenzori) Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga Seen near Mabamba (griseopyga) Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola Seen briefly at Nyungwe (ducis) Banded Martin Riparia cincta Seen at Mabamba and Murchison (suahelica) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Several sightings (probably rustica) Angolan Swallow Hirundo angolensis Seen regularly Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Seen a few times (smithii) Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea One scruffy individual seen near Mabamba Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Several seen in the highlands (rufigula) Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Several seen (unitatis ) Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa Seen in savanna (gordoni) Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis Seen in savanna (saturatior ) Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Seen a few times (emini) Crombecs, African warblers Family Macrosphenidae Moustached Grass Warbler Melocichla mentalis Seen at QE (amauroura) Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans Seen quite well at Budongo (hypochondriacus ) Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor Seen well at Budongo Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura Seen at Butiaba and Murchison (brachyura) Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii Seen in Rwanda (jacksoni) Green Crombec Sylvietta virens Seen at The Neck, Budongo and Bigodi (baraka ) Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti One scoped for prolonged views at Budongo (denti ) White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys Seen well at Bwindi (chloronota) Cettia bush warblers and allies Family Cettiidae Neumann's Warbler Urosphena neumanni Good looks at Nyungwe Yellow Flycatchers Family Erythrocercidae Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii Good views at Budongo Uncertain relationships Insertae cedis Grauer's Warbler Graueria vittata Good looks at Ruhija and Nyungwe Green Hylia Hylia prasina Great views at Bigodi (prasina) Leaf warblers and allies Family Phylloscopidae Red-faced Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus laetus Common in the highland forests (laetus ) Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis Seen at Budongo Brown Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens Seen at Nyungwe (wilhelmi ) Reed warblers and allies Family Acrocephalidae Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens Heard at Nyabarongo Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris Seen well at QE (jacksoni) African Yellow Warbler Iduna natalensis Heard at Budongo Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis Seen at Ruhija Papyrus Yellow Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris Good looks at this scarce species at Lake Bunyoni (gracilirostris) Grassbirds and allies Family Locustellidae Highland Rush Warbler Bradypterus centralis Heard in Rwanda, but seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera White-winged Swamp Warbler Bradypterus carpalis Seen at Lake Bunyoni Grauer's Swamp Warbler Bradypterus graueri Amazing views at Nyungwe, and also seen at Ruhija Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus Seen well at Nyungwe (cinnamomeus) Evergreen Forest Warbler Bradypterus lopezi Heard at Nyungwe and Bwindi Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris Good views at QE (alexinae) Cisticolas and allies Family Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops A few seen in open areas (sylvia) Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans Seen at Murchison (belli) Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis Seen at Budongo (antinorii) Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami Seen in Rwanda and QE (woosnami) Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi Common in the highlands (chubbi) Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana Seen at Murchison (probably simplex) Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus A few sightings (nyansae) Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi Seen at Nyabarongo and Ruhija/Mabwindi Swamp Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus Seen well at QE (nuchalis ) Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Seen at QE and Murchison (strangei ) Short-winged Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Seen in Rwanda (probably ankole), and on the way to Masindi (probably hypoxanthus) Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes Seen at Butiaba (troglodytes) Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Seen at QE and Murchison (uropygialis) Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava A few seen (ssp not identified) Black-faced Prinia Prinia melanops Seen at Ruhija and Nyungwe (obscura ) White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon A few good sightings (reichenowi) Red-winged Warbler Heliolais erythropterus Good views at Murchison (jodopterus) Ruwenzori Oreolais ruwenzorii Seen at Ruhija and Nyungwe Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana Good views at Murchison Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella A few good sightings Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Seen at Murchison (probably caniceps) Mountain Masked Apalis Apalis personata Common in the highland forests (personata) Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni Several sightings in forest (jacksoni) Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema Seen at Nyungwe and Ruhija Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis Seen at The Neck (kigezi ) and Kibale (nigrescens) Kungwe Apalis Apalis argentea Seen well at Nyungwe Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea Seen at Nyungwe (cinerea) Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida Nice views at QE Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata Several seen (ssp not identified) Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris Heard at Budongo Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota Seen at Budongo (toroensis ) Black-faced Rufous Warbler Bathmocercus rufus Seen at Nyungwe and Bwindi (vulpinus ) Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens Good views at Butiaba and Murchison (canescens) Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps Seen at Budongo (badiceps) Ground-Babblers Family Pellorneidae Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus Seen at close quarters at Kibale (barakae) Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis Brief views at Budongo (rufipennis) Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens Seen well at Bigodi (ugandae) Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera Good views at Ruhija and Nyungwe (pyrrhoptera) Typical Babblers Family Leiothrichidae Red-collared Babbler Kupeornis rufocinctus Prolonged views at Nyungwe on two occasions Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei Seen in savanna (sharpei) Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosa Seen well at Murchison, but not without effort Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus Brief views on the northern extension (cinerea) Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii Seen at Kihihi (emini) Sylviid Babblers Family Sylviidae Ruwenzori Hill Babbler Pseudoalcippe atriceps Seen a few times in the highland forests White-eyes Family Zosteropidae African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis Common, and seen often in the highlands (stuhlmanni) and lowlands (probably toroensis ). These birds are now split as Albertine White-eye Modulatrixes Family Arcanatoridae Grey-chested Babbler Kakamega poliothorax Seen briefly at Nyungwe and Ruhija, but most people got on to it in the end Hyliotas Family Hyliotidae Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea Seen well at Nyungwe (currently assigned to violacea , but almost certainly a different species all together) Starlings Family Sturnidae Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps Good views at Kibale and Budongo Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus Seen at Butiaba Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Seen a few times (splendidus) Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera Regularly seen in open areas (purpuroptera) Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster A few sightings (leucogaster) Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris Seen in good numbers at Nyungwe and Ruhija (theresae) Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus Brief views of one at Kibale (hartlaubii ) Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri Seen in small numbers in the highland forests (elgonensis) Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni A couple of sightings at Nyungwe and Ruhija, and also two at Kibale Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris Scoped at Kibale Sharpe's Starling Poeoptera sharpii Seen at Ruhija and Nyungwe Oxpeckers Family Buphagidae Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Seen at QE and Murchison (africanus ) Thrushes Family Turdidae Red-tailed Thrush Neocossyphus rufus Heard at Budongo White-tailed Ant Thrush Neocossyphus poensis Good looks at Kibale and Bigodi (praepectoralis) Fraser's Rufous Thrush Stizorhina fraseri Good looks at Kibale (vulpina ) Abyssinian Ground Thrush Geokichla piaggiae Seen quite well at Nyungwe (tanganjicae, often split as Kivu Ground Thrush) African Thrush Turdus pelios Regular sightings (ssp not identified) Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus Seen a few times in the highlands (bambusicola) Chats, Old World Flycatchers Family Muscicapidae Fire-crested Alethe Alethe castanea Heard at Budongo Brown-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi Seen at Kibale and near Budongo White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys Seen at Murchison (zambesiana) Fraser's Forest Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata Good views at Budongo (ocreata) Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis Seen well at The Neck and Budongo (griseigularis) Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus Seen en route to Masindi (plumbeus) White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri Common in the highlands (toruensis , the race without the white eye) Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus Several views at Bwindi and Nyungwe Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides Several sightings in savanna (lugubris) Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina Seen in Rwanda (pammelaina) Pale Flycatcher Melaenornis pallidus Seen at Butiaba (probably murinus ) Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus Seen at Murchison Ashy Flycatcher caerulescens Seen at The Neck, Kibale and Budongo (brevicauda) Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica Regularly sightings at wetlands (infulata) Chapin's Flycatcher Muscicapa lendu Seen at The Neck African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Regular sightings in the highlands (pumila) Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata Seen at The Neck (comitata) Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata Seen at Kibale and Budongo (minuscula) Red-throated Alethe Pseudalethe poliophrys Seen at arm's length at Nyungwe, where a single bird followed us for a good 15 minutes; also good views at Ruhija (poliophrys ) White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti Excellent views at Nyungwe (rufescentior) Archer's Ground Robin Cossypha archeri Seen at Nyungwe and very briefly at Ruhija (archeri ) White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini Fairly common (heuglini) Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis Seen briefly at Kibale (intensa) Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla Seen well at QE and Bigodi White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata Fairly common in the highland forests (ruwenzorii ) Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax Great views at Budongo (xanthogaster) Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis Seen at Nyungwe and Kibale (aequatorialis) Spotted Palm Thrush Cichladusa guttata Seen at Butiaba and Murchison (guttata ) African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Regularly seen in the highlands (axillaris) Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra Common in QE Ruaha Chat Myrmecocichla collaris Good views in Rwanda Sunbirds Family Nectariniidae Grey-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris Great views at The Neck Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei Brief flight views at Butiaba (longuemarei) Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi Seen very well at The Neck and Kibale (minor) Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris First seen at The Neck (tephrolaemus ) Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris Quite common (garguensis) Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis Several sightings (viridisplendens) Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema Seen at The Neck and Budongo (octaviae) Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae Great views at Nyungwe (tanganjicae) and Ruhija (probably alinae ) Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea Several seen in forest (vincenti, split as part of Western Olive Sunbird) Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens Seen a few times (rubescens) Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis A few sightings (lamperti ) Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris Good views at Nyungwe Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis Some good views (kilimensis) Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius Seen from Kibale northwards (orphogaster) Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris stuhlmanni Seen well at Nyungwe (schubotzi) Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi Common at Ruhija and Nyungwe (reichenowi) Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius Great looks at Ruhija and Nyungwe (kivuensis) Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus Seen at Butiaba and Murchison (pulchellus) Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Some good views (probably suahelicus) Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus Fairly common around wetlands Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus Heard at QE Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus Great views at Budongo (buvuma ) Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Nice views near Kihihi (igneiventris ) Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus Several good looks (cupreus ) Old World Sparrows Family Passeridae White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali Seen at Murchison (melanorhynchus) Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus Seen at Butiaba and Murchison House Sparrow Passer domesticus Seen in Rwanda and Uganda Shelley's Sparrow Passer shelleyi Seen at Murchison Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus Common (ugandae) Weavers, Widowbirds Family Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis Seen at Murchison (emini) Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons Most common at Bigodi (montana) Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht Seen around Bwindi (stuhlmanni) and Mabamba (reichenowi) Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni Seen around wetlands (pelzelni) Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus Seen at Butiaba (kavirondensis) Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis A few sightings (crocatus) Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Regular sightings (nigricollis) Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus Seen at Nyungwe and Ruhija Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster Seen at Ruhija and The Neck (stephanophorus) Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops Seen in savanna Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops Seen at Nyabarongo and QE Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius Seen breeding at QE (intermedius ) Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus Seen at Butiaba (probably vitellinus) Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Regular sightings (bohndorffi) Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus Seen in open areas (nigerrimus ) Weyns's Weaver Ploceus weynsi Good views at Mabamba Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Common around wetlands (fischeri ) Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni Nice views on the drive from Kibale to Kampala Compact Weaver Ploceus superciliosus Good views at QE and Bigodi Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor Heard at Nyungwe Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis Seen at Nyungwe and Bwindi Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis Seen at Ruhija and The Neck (rubricollis) Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Seen in Rwanda (leuconotos) Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis Seen well at Butiaba and Murchison (cardinalis) Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops A bright male scoped at Murchison Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Seen at QE (aethiopica ) Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii Good views at Bigodi (ansorgei) Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Seen on the northern extension (craspedopterus) Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus Seen at Murchison (franciscanus) Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris Seen at QE and Mabamba (phoeniceus) Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Seen at Budongo and Murchison (macroura) and en route to Masindi (macrocercus, sometimes split as Yellow- shouldered Widowbird) Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi Seen en route to Masindi (humeralis) White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus One seen at QE (eques) Waxbills, Munias & Allies Family Estrildidae White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus Several seen in forest (fusconotus) Grey-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus Several seen in forest (schistaceus) Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Flight views for Michael only Dusky Crimsonwing Cryptospiza jacksoni Great views at Nyungwe and Ruhija Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla Brief views for some at Budongo (ruficapilla) Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri Seen at Butiaba Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea Seen at Ruhija (graueri) Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara Seen at Budongo (rara) Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Seen several times (ruberrima) African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata First seen at Nyabarongo (congica) Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus Seen on the northern extension (bengalus ) Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia Seen well at Bwindi (kilimensis) Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola Seen well at Nyabarango (roseicrissa) and Murchison (paludicola) Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga Seen near QE (centralis) Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Seen well at Murchison Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Seen a few times (ssp not identified) Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula Several scattered sightings (nonnula ) Kandt's Waxbill Estrilda kandti Nice views at Bwindi (kandti ) Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis Seen in flight at Murchison (ugandae; if split, part of Black-faced Quail-Finch) Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Fairly common in open areas (cucullata) Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor Some good sightings (poensis) Indigobirds, Whydahs Family Viduidae Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata Seen in breeding plumage near Kibale and Masindi (centralis) Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura Several good sightings Wagtails, Pipits Family Motacillidae Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis Seen a few times in the highlands (wellsi) Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara Seen at The Neck (torrentium) African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Common and widespread (vidua) Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus Most common in QE African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Seen at a few sites (probably all lichenya ) Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Seen at QE (zenkeri) Finches Family Fringillidae Western Citril Crithagra frontalis A few good sightings Papyrus Canary Crithagra koliensis Good views at Nyabarongo after a lengthy search White-rumped Seedeater Crithagra leucopygia Brief views on the way to Murchison, for Michael only (leucopygia) Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis Seen at Nyabarongo (somereni) Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Seen regularly in open areas (barbata) Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata Several sightings in moist savanna (sharpii) Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni Seen in the highlands (tanganjicae) Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata Seen in the highlands (graueri) Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex Seen at Ruhija and Nyungwe (sassii) Buntings Family Emberizidae Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Seen at Butiaba (tahapisi) Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris Seen at Bwindi (kalaharica ) Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis Great views at Murchison (affinis) Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi Seen well at Budongo (cabanisi )

Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera

White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Coqui Francolin Peliperdix coqui Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Orange River Francolin Scleroptila gutturalis Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Clapperton's Francolin Pternistis clappertoni Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Nyanza Swift Apus niansae Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Jackson's Hornbill Tockus jacksoni Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Black-breasted Barbet Lybius rolleti Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Fox Kestrel Falco alopex Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Northern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera White-winged Black Tit Melaniparus leucomelas Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Long-tailed Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-fronted Warbler Urorhipis rufifrons Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Wren-Warbler Calamonastes undosus Heard only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosa Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera African Grey Flycatcher Melaenornis microrhynchus Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera White-fronted Black Chat Oenanthe albifrons Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Grey-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Yellow-spotted Petronia Gymnoris pyrgita Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera White-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis albirostris Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera White-headed Buffalo Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Cuckoo-finch Anomalospiza imberbis Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera Reichenow's Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi Seen only on the pre-tour extension to Kidepo and Akagera