Uganda 2018

An account of our tour through South West Uganda in December 2018. Includimg a few of the many birds we saw.



Broadbilled Roller

Long-crested Eagle

Our beds in Chimpanzee Forest Guest House.

The view from Chimpanzee Lodge Restaurant.

Early morning mist in Kibale.

Red-tailed Monkey. Kibale

Red-tailed Monkey. Kibale

Grey-cheeked Mangabey. Kibale

Grey-cheeked Mangabey. Kibale

Yellow-billed Barbet. Bigodi Swamp.

Narina Trogon. Kibale.

Agama Lizard in blue.

Market day in Fort Portal.

Our bed in the UWA Banda, Semliki.

Our UWA Banda, Semliki NP.

De Brazza's Monkeys. Semliki.

De Brazza's monkey. Semliki.

Grey Mangabey. Semliki NP

Socialising at Semliki.

Grey-headed Kingfisher. Fort Portal road.

The Bundibogyo-Fort Portal road. The view is good on a good day.

Our bed in Mweya Lodge. QENP.

The luxury tent inside. Mweya Lodge.

The balcony of our 'Tent' at Mweya.

Eurasian Marsh Harrier. QENP

Crocodle nursery. Kazinga channel. QENP

Lazy Hyena. Kazinga Channel, QENP.

Giant Forest Hog. QENP.

Shining blue Kingfisher. Maramagambo Forest, QENP.

Blue-breasted Kingfisher. Maramambo forest. QENP.

Soldier Commodore. Maramagambo.

Unknown Acrarea type,

Narrow Blue-banded Swallowtail.

A friendly Ellie. Katanguru road. QENP

Why not knock the tree about?

Grey Kestrel. Ishasha, QENP.

Lioness keeping an eye on us.

Male came too. They had cubs nearby. Ishasha.

Our beds. Gorilla Forest Camp. Buhoma.

L'Hoest's monkey and child. Buhoma.

L'Hoest's monkey. Buhoma.

Forest Pearl. Charaxes fulvescens.

Blue Velvet or Salamis. Salamis temora.

Blue Turacos on the figs.

Common (Brown) Wattle-eye.

No the Blue monkeys want the figs opposte my tent.

Grey-shouldered Robin-chat.

Bar-tailed Trogon.

Forest Cobra killng a rat by my tent.

Not yet swallowed it.

Black BeeEater.

Bwindi church.

Black & Whire Colobus.

Rhinoceros Chameleon. Broadbill Camp. Bwindi.

Our bed at Broadbill Forest Camp, Bwindi.

INside looking out.

Seen from across the valley.

European Hobby.

Blue Monkey.

Black & White Colobus with baby.

Baby playing.

Carruthers Mountain Squirrel. Bwindi.

L'Hoest's monkey.

Rhinceros 3 Horned Chameleon. Male.

Northern Double-collared Sunbird. Broadbill Forest Camp..

Giant Earthworm. Bwindi.

McKinnon's Fiscal Shrike. Muko.

Blue-spot Commodore. (f) Junonia westermannii

Our room at Nkuringo Lodge.

Easy chairs with fire place. Nkuringo Lodge.

Dida getting the fire going on a cool evening.

A lovely personal touch from Didas.

Lake Mulehe Lodge. Where we spent Christmas.

Unidentified Lizard.


Sunbird feeding on our table display.

Yes! Yoiu I am talking about.

Takes no notice. I wonder it did not try the sauce bottle.

Mulehe Lodge chefs at work.

Lovely Christmas cake.

And what a setting to have our Christmas dinner in.

Dawn over the Virungas.

A panorama of the Virungas from Kanaba pass.

My favourite view in Uganda.

Grey Crowned Crane.

Impala.

Bronze Sunbird.

Our bedroom in Acadia Cottages.

Our cottage.

Our guest Dormouse.

Some piggies call by.

So do some Impala.

Also a Waterbuck and her calf.

Citrus Swallowtail. Sometimes known as Christmas Swallowtail as it appears then.

Male of the Mocker Swallowtail.

Male Bushbuck.

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird.

Scarlet-chested Sunbird.

African Harrier Hawk. Juv.

Marsh Sandpiper.

Topi love to stand on termite mounds.

Dwarf Mongoose.

Hiding in the grass.

Staying hidden. These little guys are very cute.

Market stall for fruit.

The Whiteknuckles team in Kampala.

The ladies bless them!

Side - striped Chameleon.

African Grey Parrot. Entebbe.

African Grey Parrot.