1 Day Bird watching Safari to Buso Forest
1 Day Bird Watching Safari to Buso Forest is for keen on birdwatchers and is a delightful choice. Let me provide you with a detailed itinerary for this exciting adventure: The Buso Forest is situated approximately 5 kilometers off the Kampala-Luwero Road, which translates to a 1 ½ hour drive from Kampala. Buso Forest is a serene spot, perfect for picnics and eco-tours. It was established in 1995 by the Tropical Environmental Foundation (TEFO). The forest covers 30 acres of land and boasts an impressive array of biodiversity, including flora and fauna. Tree Species: By 1999, the forest had already hosted 127 tree species, 40 butterfly species, and about 120 bird species.
There are opportunities to see birds in the forest. Avian fans will be delighted to see 120 bird species, including
Grey-headed Negrofinch
Lizard Buzzard
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Whistling Cisticola
Klaas’s Cuckoo
White-chinned Prinia
Tamborine Dove
Senegal Coucal
Purple-banded sunbird
Marsh Tchagra
Bronze Manikin
Gross Beak Weaver
Eastern Grey Plantain Eater
Olive-bellied sunbird
Pygmy Kingfisher
Little Green Bull
Toro Olive Greenbull
Angolla Swallow
Yellow White Eye
Brown Illadopsis
Great Blue Turaco
Green Hylia
Splendid Glossy Starling
Crowned Hornbill
Red-bellied Bellied flycatcher
Black and White Casqued Hornbill
Cameron Sombre Greenbull
White-spotted fluff
Hadada Ibis
Common Bulbul
African Emerald Cuckoo
Red-billed firefinch
Honey Guide
Green Headed Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Western Nicator
White-throated Throated Bee-eater
Yellow-spotted Barbet
Yellowbill
Brown-eared Woodpecker
White-throated Throated Greenbull
Superb Sunbird
Green Backed Cameroptera
Brown Throated Wattle Eye
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Yellow-billed Barbet
Chestnut Wattle Eye
Little Olive Sunbird
Slender-billed Greenbull
Violleit’s Black Weaver
African Thrush
Woodland Kingfisher
Black Headed Heron
Blue Spotted Wood Dove
Pin Tailed Whydah
Yellow Throated Longclaw
Grey Crowned Crane
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Ross’s Turaco
African Paradise Flycatcher
Return to Kampala: After a rewarding 1 Day Bird watching Safari to Buso Forest, retreat to Kampala for an overnight stay in the evening.