Uganda “termed as the Pearl of Africa” is another bird watching destination with over 1074 species of birds which is about 60 percent of the birds of Africa and roughly 11 percent of the world’s bird population. The country hosts more than 10 million migrant birds which fly to the country in different seasons and in different bird watching destinations in the country where you will encounter both forest and water birds when you chose to travel to our top bird watching destinations.

Extending over 34km2 of hilly terrain between Lake Bunyonyi and Kisoro, Echuya Forest Reserve is one of Uganda’s least visited and most under- researched protected areas, yet it still ranks among the top six sites in the country in terms of forest biodiversity. With an altitude span of 2,200m to 2,600m. the reserve protects a range of montane habitats including ever green forest. The forested slopes of Echua also enclose the 7km- long Muchuya swamp, which is one of the most extensive perennial high altitude wetlands in East Africa, and habours the largest- known population of the globally endangered Grauer’s swamp warbler.

Echuya's bird checklist of 150- plus bird species include the 18 Albertine Endemics and is the only locality outside the national park system where comparable selection of these sought- after specialities is resident. The easiest and cheapest way to explore the reserve under your own stream is along the 5km of the Kisoro- Kabale road that pases through it. Birding at this point is excellent and among the commoner birds noted are; regal sunbird, white-starred robin, mountain masked apalis, shelley’s greenbul, chestnut-throated apalis, Rwenzori batis and red- throated alethe. African black ducks and as well cinnamon bracken- warbler are present at the swamp where a stream crosses under the road in the summit area at kanaba Gap.