Mabamba Swamp In floating mass of vegetation at inlet of Lake Victoria in swamp called Mabamba, The most and searched eve which resembles no other bird on Planet lives here. Standing at nearly four feet tall with a massive beak where it delivers its name as Shoebill. The Shoebill makes no sound except an occasional bill-snap. Feeding on lungfish in most cases and has been recorded attacking fish more than three feet long. Virtually to everyone who wish see a Shoebill, Uganda is must visit watch this Endemic Specie. With various birding spots in Uganda like Mabamba Swamp, Murchison falls Delta Point, Semuliki National Park, Ziwa Rhino Wetlands, Queen Elizabeth National Park in southern Sector, Lake Mburo Now another beautiful place and and if lucky some wetlands on Masaka Kampala Road, The rare shoebill has been been spotted in occasional times. Join our birding trip to have these endemic bird species on your check list. Looking through the lens and binoculars as you witness the true movement of feathers.

The (𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒙), Delivering its name from the shoe shaped of bill, Adults mainly grey in colour while Juvenile tend to be brown. Females lay up to three eggs and when hatched, both Male and Female feed, guard, and shade the chicks. Although shoebills commonly hatch more than one chick. Mabamba, Uganda’s prime wetland birding site famous for the shoebill, Its the most sought for birding tourists and nature lovers. Home to the most endemic species like Shoebill. The other Habitat of shoebill includes

Murchison Falls national park, The mighty beauty of Uganda where you find the most powerful waterfall in the whole world, its not not only home to wildlife but also home to the rare and endemic shoebill living around the Delta Point where The Victoria Nile Enters Lake Albert making this the most longest Nile in the whole world. A delta boat along the Nile will take you through all bird species living around this beautiful place, Spotting Shoebill along the Delta will be one of the highlight.

Semuliki National Park, For birdwatchers, Semuliki is one of Uganda’s premier birding destinations, with over 435 recorded bird species, The rare Shoebill living along lake Albert as most of times is spotted by Fish mens, from the enemies to friends, before the introduction of tourism shobill had been looked as enemies by fish mens as they could look at the shoebills as their competitors as they would be witnessed while eating the same fish that fish mens were looking. But since the introduction of Tourism, the fish mens have fallen in love with these endemic species living around Lake Albert,

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Ziwa is one of the only places that you are almost always guaranteed to see them. The sightings are 11 shoebills in one trip! The team of trained bird rangers know spots and how to search for most sought-after bird in Uganda. Using the dugout canoe ride through the swamp gives best opportunity to see the shoebill. The search comes with fantastic way to see the beautiful Ugandan sunrise over the Lugogo Swamp where this icon endemic bird is living.