Activity type: Birds & birding

Shoebill standing in the grassy wetland at Mabamba, Uganda

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The Shoebill at Mabamba

Glide by canoe through lily-covered channels until a grey, prehistoric-looking bird appears in the papyrus: Mabamba is the easiest place in Africa to see a shoebill.

3 Oct 20264 min read

Shoebill standing in tall green grass in Uganda, showing its huge shoe-shaped bill

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Shoebill in the Murchison delta

Where the Victoria Nile slows and spreads into Lake Albert, papyrus channels hide one of Uganda’s best wild populations of shoebills.

3 Oct 20263 min read

Tailor-made, from dusk to dawn

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