Comments on: Love birds, butterflies and chimps? Then don’t miss Sunbird Hill, Kibale Forest edge

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:56:04 +0000

It’s been such a busy year at Sunbird Hill, we’ve hardly had a moment to update you!
Latest exciting news is that larger and larger numbers of African Gray Parrots are flying overhead! Some mornings we have seen two or three birds. Over the past weeks, we have seen dozens – one day our site guide Nick saw 69 (no jokes please…)
In other news, 13 Great Blue Turacos devoured all the water lillies on the pond. Ooo what a palaver!
Last week the Sunbird Hill team birded non-stop for 24 hours as part of Big Birding Day and guess what? …. the team even saw a Green-breasted Pitta! What an outstanding entry to the day’s recordings.
Do come visit us soon!

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:17:29 +0000

What a year of activity at Sunbird Hill!
In April, I made the ‘temporary move’ upcountry. Eight months later, I seem to have bedded in rather nicely!
What a fascinating time to be here. Every few days we hear a new bird, spot a new type of (as yet unidentified) caterpillar, plants suddenly blossom. A Verreau’s Eagle Owl chick adopts us… an endangered animal enters the compound… we hear elephants between our home and the forest.
Innocent and Emmanuel dug a pond. Within a week it had filled up with rainwater; another week later it was full of frogspawn and toad spawn! From who knows where, we quickly had frogs, toads – and water scorpions! I never knew such things existed.
I thought I’d miss Kampala – I’ve hardly had a moment to!