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The City Birder

Name: The City Birder
Address: Namulanda Entebbe Road, Kampala, 00256, UG
Telephone: 0778364205
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THE CITY BIRDER is a conservation initiative that was started by two enthusiastic conservationists a Everyone loves watching birds and listening to their songs.
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This page however targets bird-enthusiasts that watch birds either for hobby and/or professional publishing and classifying studies. Bird watching needs the instincts, patience and maneuvers of a hunter, as it is indeed hunting, where the camera replaces the rifle. More than 1,080 bird species are found in Uganda with one Edemic to Uganda only – The Fox’s Weaver, of which about 23 are endemic to t

he Albertine Rift Valley. Uganda’s diverse habitats, highlands, lowland, forests, lakes, wetlands and river-line systems provide sites for wintering or passage birds. Uganda therefore is truly an ornithological paradise that never disappoints bird lovers that traveled thousands of miles just to see their beloved specimen. The City Birder works with communities, conservationists/comservation projects, tourism boards, local governments, tour operators, tour guides and Associations. Through these partnerships we are able to sensitise the conservation of the avian life by involving everyone concerned in their capacities.

19/05/2023

What do you know about the Rhinoceros 🦏?

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27/04/2023

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

Melaenornis fischeri —- 17cm, 6.5"

[Slaty Flycatcher]

Three races occur: in NEUg, Ke and NETz nominate birds are distinctive, being dark blue-grey above and paler below (blending to whitish on the belly), with a conspicuous broad white eye-ring, and blue-grey bill with a black tip; in the highlands of Tz nyikensis is more slate-grey with a small eye-ring; and in WUg, Rw and Bu toruensis is blue-grey like the nominate race, but has an inconspicuous eye-ring.

Imms are spotted with buffy-white above, mottled and scalloped blackish across the breast and flanks. HH common and widespread at forest edge, in wooded glades and gardens from 1350–3000m. Vo rarely heard song consists of a sibilant hissing and clicking interspersed with very loud and explosive swee-wi-yu calls. More common call is a complaining trrr-trrr.

22/04/2023

What do you know about elephants?

03/04/2023

A very Beautiful Morning to you all enthusiastic bird watchers and friends of the The City Birder our Founder and patron Rukundo Samuel in Kisumu on a fam trip with Acheche Tours & Safaris. we wish you a blessed week ahead !

02/04/2023

At The City Birder, we believe that protecting Uganda’s avian life and their habitat especially in the cities of Kampala Jinja Entebbe Mbarara & Fort Portal, is the key to the future prosperity of Uganda’ conservation ecosystem and its people. For 15 years, we have made it our work to help ensure that Uganda’s avian life endures!

29/03/2023

WHY UGANDA IS A BIRDERS HAVEN !

Analytical of Uganda’s intermediary position is the fact that only one bird is endemic to the country, the rather ordinary Fox’s weaver. However, if you take only East Africa into consideration, then approximately 150 bird species (more than 10% of the regional checklists) are found only in Uganda. This list includes seven of the 20 horn-bill species recorded in the region, five out of 14 honey guides, seven out of 20 hornbill species recorded in the region, five out of 20 bush family as well as 13 members of the thrush family, 11 warblers, ten flycatchers, eight sun birds, eight weavers, eight finches, four tinker birds, four pigeons, 3 kingfishers, 3 sparrow hawks, 3 cuckoos and 3 nightjars.

Most of these Uganda’s specials are West African and Congolese forest birds that should be very difficult to see elsewhere for the simple reason that the other countries in which they occur are poorly developed for Tourism. The rain forests of Western Uganda must be seen as the country’s most important bird habitat, and that is the greatest interest to birdwatchers( bird watching), particularly if they are already familiar with typical East African birds. The most alluring forests in Uganda with localized species is Semliki, Budongo Forest, Kibale Forest and Bwindi Forest. However, Kibale is the Uganda’s spot for forest birds and the nearby Magombe swamp. Even the relatively tame botanical gardens in Entebbe will throw up several interesting species.

Photo Credit: Herbert Byaruhanga

28/02/2023

Urban Bird Feeding: Connecting People with Nature!

At a time of unprecedented biodiversity loss, researchers are increasingly recognizing the broad range of benefits provided to humankind by nature. However, as people live more urbanized lifestyles there is a progressive disengagement with the natural world that diminishes these benefits and discourages positive environmental behaviour.

The provision of food for garden birds is an increasing global phenomenon, and provides a readily accessible way for people to counter this trend. Yet despite its popularity, quite why people feed birds remains poorly understood. We explore three loosely defined motivations behind bird feeding: that it provides psychological benefits, is due to a concern about bird welfare, and/or is due to a more general orientation towards nature. We quantitatively surveyed households from urban towns in southern England to explore attitudes and actions towards garden bird feeding.

Each household scored three Likert statements relating to each of the three motivations. We found that people who fed birds regularly felt more relaxed and connected to nature when they watched garden birds, and perceived that bird feeding is beneficial for bird welfare while investing time in minimising associated risks. Finally, feeding birds may be an expression of a wider orientation towards nature. Overall, we found that the feelings of being relaxed and connected to nature were the strongest drivers. As urban expansion continues both to threaten species conservation and to change peoples’ relationship with the natural world, feeding birds may provide an important tool for engaging people with nature to the benefit of both people and conservation.

31/12/2022

The year we all been waiting for is here
Happy 2023 to all of you

No one:
Me and The Crew: *Patiently waiting for 2023 and all the fun birding trips we have planned*

21/11/2022

The owner of this car is from Denmark. He didn't start his car for a month until this dove hatched its eggs.
He said:
"As long as she chose my car to build her nest, I'll match her spirit."
Humanity is not a religion but a rank that some humans attain 💖

08/11/2022

Perfectly timed Moon from Mie Prefecture, Japan

I just see a predictor feeding 🌞

07/11/2022

Do you love birds ?

If your answer is yes, then kibale forest national parks is your best destination and the best time for birding in Kibale National Park however is from March to May and also from September to November, which are the rainy months when the fruits and food are abundant in the forest and thus many birds to be spotted.

Are you planning your next trip to Uganda ? Consider booking a birding excursion around and within the park, you will not be disappointed lots of bird species to watch worth 350+ 7-9 species of monkeys, several species of butterflies 🦋 and different species of trees 🌲 & insects 🐞

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Namulanda Entebbe Road
Kampala
00256

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Monday	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00
Saturday	09:00 - 17:00
Sunday	09:00 - 17:00

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0778364205

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http://www.thecitybirder.com/

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Everyone loves watching birds and listening to their songs. This page however targets bird-enthusiasts that watch birds either for hobby and/or professional publishing and classifying studies.

Bird watching needs the instincts, patience and manoeuvres of a hunter, as it is indeed hunting, where the camera replaces the rifle. More than 1,080 bird species are found in Uganda with one Edemic to Uganda only – The Fox’s Weaver, of which about 23 are endemic to the Albertine Rift Valley.

Uganda’s diverse habitats, highlands, lowland, forests, lakes, wetlands and river-line systems provide sites for wintering or passage birds. Uganda therefore is truly an ornithological paradise that never disappoints bird lovers that traveled thousands of miles just to see their beloved specimen. ________________________________________ The City Birder works with professional Bird guides, trained locally by the Uganda Safari guides Association and they are certified by the Uganda Tourism Board. Our guides are now in a position to lead bird-watchers to the specific birding sites and achieve successful sightings of most of the endemics. Although luck plays some role, the chances of successful viewing are increased by taking various factors such as location, climate, time of day and local vegetation changes into consideration.

We have guided quite number professional bird-watchers that have toured round the globe in search of endemic birds including IAN SINCLAIRE the Author of “Birds of Africa”. All of them have testified that their bird-watching experience in Uganda ranks among the best.