Entebbe day 2

July 13th was my second day at Entebbe Botanic Gardens but my first full day.

• Cloudy and drizzly. July should have been the driest month but locals said not so this year.
• I visited all corners of the gardens. Near the lake had the most activity.
• 32 species seen
• Large numbers of Marabou stork as well as openbill and hamerkop in the north east corner near the lake.
• Lifers were: long-crested eagle, great blue turaco, black-and-white-casqued hornbill, African pygmy-kingfisher, African hobby, black-headed paradise-flycatcher and red-chested sunbird

Marabou stork

great blue turaco

hamerkop

openbill

african pied wagtail

African pied wagtail was another species seen only in the far north east corner of the gardens.

long-crested eagle 1

long-crested eagle 2

woodland kingfisher 2

Egyptian goose

red-tailed monkey

There are three speices of monkey in the gardens but only one is a red-tailed monkey

black and white casqued hornbill 1

black and white casqued hornbill 2

little weaver

black-headed heron

Black-headed heron has less affinity to water than grey heron.

African thrush

black-headed paradise flycatcher

Black-headed paradise flycatcher has a red belly rather than pale grey belly of an African paradise-flycatcher.

Eastern plaintain eater

African pygmy kingfisher 1

African pygmy kingfisher is a kingfisher of woodland.

African pygmy kingfisher 2

Vervet monkey

Vervet monkey is the most numerous monkey in the gardens.

cattle egret

speckled mousebird

African palm swift near palms 1

African palm swift near palms 2

bronze mannikin

red-eyed dove

Species seen on July 13th 2018 at Entebbe Botanic Gardens

Egyptian Goose  

African Openbill  

Marabou Stork  

Long-tailed Cormorant  

Hamerkop  

Black-headed Heron  

Little Egret  

Cattle Egret  

Hadada Ibis  

African Harrier-Hawk  

Long-crested Eagle  

Shikra  

Black Kite (Yellow-billed)  

Red-eyed Dove  

Great Blue Turaco  

Eastern Plantain-eater  

African Palm-Swift 

Speckled Mousebird  

Crowned Hornbill  

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill  

African Pygmy-Kingfisher  

Woodland Kingfisher  

Pied Kingfisher  

African Hobby 

Black-headed Paradise-flyctacher 

Pied Crow  

Common Bulbul (Dark-capped)  

African Yellow White-eye 

Red-chested Sunbird  

African Pied Wagtail  

Little Weaver  

Bronze Mannikin