{"id":45,"date":"2020-03-08T04:37:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T04:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviaspreview.com\/wp\/orgarium\/?p=45"},"modified":"2023-10-12T02:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T02:52:06","slug":"the-mabamba-bay-swamp-and-wetland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mabambashoebillwatching.com\/2020\/03\/08\/the-mabamba-bay-swamp-and-wetland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mabamba Bay Swamp and Wetland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mabamba Swamp and Wetland is one of the places you go to and realize just how blessed Uganda is by nature. Though a relatively small country, Uganda is one of the best countries for bird watching in the world.\u00a0 The sheer variety and density of bird species is truly amazing. The Mabamba bay Swamp is just one of the many important birding areas in Uganda. Mabamba (meaning lungfish swamp in the Luganda dialect) swamp is located in a convenient place close to Kampala city and Entebbe town allowing birders to spot many of Uganda\u2019s famous birds without having to go to the remoter parks.<\/p>\n

Mabamba Bay Wetland is one of the vast swamps found in Lake Victoria. It is located close to Entebbe town (40km) and Kampala city in a small village in Kasanje. The main economic activities among the communities living close to the wetland are hunting, fishing and and mining. The Mabamba Swamp is more renowned for its amazing bird collection (Over 260 species recorded). It is one of the\u00a0top tourist attractions in Entebbe\u00a0town. In 2006, the swamp was chosen as a Ramsar Site and wetland of\u00a0\"Mabambainternational importance because of the rare and attractive bird species like the Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex), Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea) and Sitatunga (swamp antelope) among others. The Ramsar Convention on wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty that champions the conservation, wise use and safeguarding of wetlands and their treasures. The treaty came into force in 1971 in the city of Ramsar (Iran).<\/p>\n

Because of this international recognition (among others), the Mabamba Swamp has become an Important Bird Area (IBA) helping attract alot of birders to Uganda. It is one of the best places for\u00a0birding safaris in Uganda. Because of its location close to the Entebbe international airport, it is an ideal starting point for those interested in a long\u00a0safari in Uganda.\u00a0\"ShoebillThe key attraction is the Shoebill Stork. Along with the Murchison Falls National Park, the Mabamba Swamp is the best place to spot the Shoebill Stork. In Mabamba and Murchison Falls National Park, Shoebill Storks can be sighted throughout the day. Mabamba wetland is not all about Shoebill Storks, it is a sanctuary to four threatened species including the Papyrus Gonolek, Blue Swallow, Pallid Harrier and White-Winged Warbler. Other species found in the swamp include the Yellow-throated Greenbul, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Yellow-billed Tinkerbird, Yellow-billed Ducks, Yellow-backed Weaver, Yellow warble, Yellow Wagtail, Yellow-Billed Stork, Yellow-billed duck, Yello-billed Kite,\u00a0Woodland Kingfisher,\u00a0Wood Sandpiper,\u00a0Winding Cistocola,\u00a0White-winged Warbler, White-winged Black Terns, White-throated Bee-eater,\u00a0White-shouldered Tit, White-faced Whistling-duck, White-browed Cuckoo,\u00a0\"BirdingWhite-browed Coucal, Whiskered Terns, Whinchat, Weyn\u2019s Weaver, Weaver birds, Water Thicknee, Violet-backed Sterling, Village Weaver,\u00a0Veilots\u2019 Black Weaver,\u00a0the Blue Swallow, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Tawny Eagle, Tambourine Dove,\u00a0 Swamp Flycatcher,\u00a0Stripped Kingfisher, Squacco heron, Spur-winged, Spur-winged Lapwing,\u00a0Spur-winged Geese, Speckled Mousebird,\u00a0Slender-billed Weaver, Slender-billed Gull, Shining Blue Kingfisher,\u00a0Sand Martin, Sand Martin, Saddle-billed Stork,\u00a0Ruppell\u2019s Long-tailed Sterling, Rufous-napped Lark, Rufous-bellied Herons, Ross\u2019 Turaco,\u00a0Red-shouldered Cuckoo Shrike,\u00a0Red-headed Love-bird, Red-eyed Dove,\u00a0Red-chested Cuckoo,\u00a0Red-billed Fire-finch, Pygmy Geese, Purple\u00a0\"BirdHeron,\u00a0Pint-tailed Whyda, Pink-backed Pelican,\u00a0Pied Wagtail,\u00a0Pied Kingfishers, Papyrus yellow warbler, Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Canary, Pallid Harrier, Orange Weaver,\u00a0 Olivaceous Warbler, Nothern Brown-throated Weather,\u00a0Mosque Swallow, Marsh Harrier,\u00a0Malachite Kingfisher,\u00a0Long-toed Lapwings, Long-tailed Cormorant,\u00a0Long-Crested Eagle, Long tod lapwig blover, Little Stilt,\u00a0Little Egret,\u00a0Little bee-eater, Levaillant\u2019s Cuckoo,\u00a0Lesser Jacana, Intermediate Egret, Harmerkop,\u00a0Hadada Ibis,\u00a0Gull-billed Terns, Grosbeak Weaver, Grey-rumped, Grey-Headed Sparrow, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Grey-headed Gulls, Grey-crowned Crane,\u00a0Grey Woodpecker,\u00a0Grey Wagtail, Grey Parrot,\u00a0Grey Heron,\u00a0Green Cuckoo,\u00a0Great White Pelican,\u00a0Great White Egret,\u00a0Great Cormorant,\u00a0Great Blue Turaco, Grassland Pipit, Goliath Herons, Glossy Ibis,\u00a0Fulvous Whistling-duck, Fork-tailed Drongo, Fork-tailed Drongo, Fly catcher, Flappet Lark, Feral Pigeon, Fan-tailed Widowbird, Eurasian Hobby,\u00a0\"BirdEastern Grey Plantain Eater,\u00a0Double Toothed Barbet,\u00a0Crowned Hornbill,\u00a0Comrants, Common Waxbill, Common Stonechat, Common Sqacco Heron,\u00a0Common Sandpiper,\u00a0Common Moorhens, Common Greenshank, Common Bulbul,\u00a0Cattle Egret,\u00a0Carruther\u2019s Cisticola, Brown Snake-Eagle, Brown Parrot,\u00a0Blue-headed Cuckoo, Blue-headed Coucal, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater,\u00a0 Blue Swallow, Blue headed coucal, Blue Breasted Bee-eater, Black-winged Stilt,\u00a0Black-headed Weavers, Black-headed Heron,\u00a0Black-faced Rufous Warbler, Black-crowned Waxbill,\u00a0Black-crowned Night Heron,\u00a0Black- headed weavers, Black Headed Gonolek, Black Headed Gonolek, Black Egret, Black Crake, Banded Martin, Ashy Flycatcher, Ashy Flycatcher, Angola Swallows, Afrikan Jakana, \u00a0African water rail, Pallid Harrier, African Water Rail, African Pygmy Goose, African Purple Swamp-hen, African Pigmy Goose,\u00a0African Pied Wagtail, \u00a0African Marsh Harrier,\u00a0 African Jacana,\u00a0African Hoopoe, African Green Pigeon, African Fish Eagle, African Firefinch and African common Moorhen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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