Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) is a very commendable birding destination that gives you an opportunity to sight over 250 bird species on 72 hectares.
It is located on the edge of Lake Victoria with a rich vegetation, a wide range of birds, butterflies and other indigenous animals that make it an attractive venue for educational and recreational visits.
UWEC was established in 1994 as a trust to take over the Entebbe Zoo, primarily for Conservation Education purposes. Formerly called the “Entebbe Zoo”, UWEC was opened in 1952, as a Reception Centre for wild animals that were sick, injured, orphaned or confiscated from illegal trade.
The four ecosystems at UWEC; Forest, Savannah, wetland and open fresh water provide varied habitats for the diversity of birds with
over 250 bird species recorded. The centre has ¼ of Uganda’s bird species which include aquatic, terrestrial, migratory and native birds.
Bird checklist f or UWEC and surrounding areas:
1) African open – billed Stork
2) Marabou Stork
3) Shoebill Stork (Captive)
4) Hadada Ibis
5) Sacred Iibis
6) Little Egret
7) Grey Heron
8) Black headed Heron
9) Cattle Egret
10) Grey- crowned Crane
11) Black headed Weaver
12) Yellow backed Weaver
13) Slender billed Weaver
14) Little Weaver
15) Vieillolet’s black Weaver
16) Gross beaked Weaver
17) Orange Weaver
18) Spectacled Waver
19) Black – necked Weaver
20) Northern grey – headed
Sparrow
21) Black – headed Gonolek
22) African fire Finch
23) Red – billed fire Finch
24) Bronze Manikin
25) Pied Manikin
26) Red – cheeked Cordon bleu
27) Black and white Casqued
hornbill
28) Crowned Hornbill
29) Speckled Pigeon
30) African green Pigeon
31) Tambourine Dove
32) Ring – necked Dove
33) Red- eyed Dove
34) Blue – spotted Dove
35) Mourning Dove
36) African Thrush
37) White – browed Robin-chat
38) Snowy – capped Robin-chat
39) Willow Warbler
40) Black- faced rufous Warbler
41) Dark – capped yellow
Warbler
42) African paradise fly
43) Northern black Fly catcher
44) Red bellied paradise Fly
catcher
45) Pied Kingfisher
46) Pygmy Kingfisher
47) Blue breasted Kingfisher
48) Woodland Kingfisher
49) Giant Kingfisher
50) Malachite Kingfisher
51) Hooded vulture
52) Palm nut Vulture
53) Black Kite
54) Yellow billed Kite
55) Lizard buzzard
56) African harrier Hawk
57) African fish Eagle
58) Veroxis’ eagle Owl
59) Pied crow
60) Egyptian Geese
61) Yellow billed Duck
62) Knob – billed Duck
63) Ross’ Turaco
64) Great blue Turaco
65) Eastern grey Plantain eater
66) Yellow fronted Tinker bird
67) Yellow ramped Tinker bird
68) Double toothed Barbet
69) Little Bee-eater
70) White throated Bee-eater
71) Blue cheeked Bee-eater
72) Scarlet – chested Sunbird
73) Bronze Sunbird
74) Red – chested Sunbird
75) Green – headed Sunbird
76) Common Bulbul
77) Little green Bull
78) White – throated green Bull
79) Yellow – throated green Bull
80) Senegal Coucal
81) White broad Coucal
82) Black and white Cuckoo
83) Diedrik Cuckoo
84) Klass’ Cuckoo
85) Grey Woodpecker
86) Cardinal Woodpecker
87) Broad – billed Roller
88) Common Fiscal
90) Pied Wagtail
91) Yellow Wagtail
92) Spur – winged Plover
93) Banded Plover
94) Little – ringed Plover
95) Common- ringed Plover
96) Black – winged Stilt
97) Common Sandpiper
98) Wood Sandpiper
99) Little Stint
100) Grey – headed Gull
101) Common black- headed
Gull
102) Black Crake
103) Common green Shank
104) Gull – billed Tern
105) White – winged Tern
106) Brown – throated Wattle eye
107) Yellow White eye
108) Long – tailed Camaroptera
109) Grey – backed Camaroptera
110) Angola Swallow
111) Barn Swallow
112) Lesser striped Swallow
113) Palm Swift
114) Pink backed Pelican
115) Great white Pelican
116) Rupell’s long tailed Starling
117) Glossy Starling
118) Violet – backed Starling
119) White – chinned Prinia
120) Tawny-flanked Prinia
121) Helmeted Guinea fowl+
122) African Grey parrot
125) Brown – throated Wattle eye
126) Senegal Soucal
127) African emerland Coukoo
128) Olive – bellied Sunbird
129) Colored sunbird
200) Blue breasted Bee eater
201) Little Bee eater
202) White throated Bee eater
204) Double toothed Barbet
205) Yellow White eye
206) Northern brown throated
Weaver
207) Green stone Canary
208) Green Plover
209) Yellow – ramped Tinker bird
210) Variable Sunbird
211) Grey – caped Warbler
212) Grey winged robin chart
213) Marsh Tchagra
214) White – fronted Plover
215 Yellow – throated Tinker bird
Source: eBird and Snap Uganda