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BIRDS RICHNESS OF RWANDA: BIRDS WATCHING OF 16TH MARCH 2013 AT AKAGERA WETLAND |
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On Saturday (March 19th, 2013) me, James Hogg (The Coordinator of Surnergy Ltd in Rwanda), Claudien Nsabagasani (The Chairman of Arbeltine Rift Conservation Society in Rwanda), Goretti Manikuzwe( a Biodiversity officer at Rwanda Natural Resource Authority) and Bennit a friend of James, we have left Kigali Center at 8: 00 a.m to the Akagera River for Birding. Our Bird watching has taken 5 hours (from 8: 00 a.m to 1: 00 p.m). From the centre of Kigali city to Akagera river wetland (at the border of Kigali city and Bugesera district) there is a short travel of 20 minutes. Arrived at our birding site we have got out the car, put on boots, take binoculars, pens, booklet and we begun birding. The wetland has been degraded after 1994 Tutsi genocide by a company who cultivates sugar cane but at the side we have conducted our bird watching sugar cane hve been removed and the place is in regeneration to the natural estate. Akagera wetland is home for different biodiversity such hippopotamus we have even seen two hippopotamus on this day, crocodiles, amphibians, fish, papyrus, birds and etc. Some of biodiversities serve as food source of raw materials for crafting especially with papyrus to local population, and some are protected by the government like crocodiles. Here are some birds species we have found there: Black-white Caucal, Common Stonechat, Swamp Flycatcher or Swamp Alseonax, Jackson's Widowbird, Hadada Ibis, Blue-headed Cordon Bleu, Araripe Manakin, Slender-billed Vulture, Yellow-fronted Canary, Great White Pelican, Grey Heron, Grey-capped Warbler, Red-chested Sunbird and Greater Black-backed Cisticola. Birding in Rwanda is still at the beginning even if there are some national conservation organizations in parternship with Bird life internation like Association pour la conservation de la Nature au Rwanda and Arbeltin Rift Conservation Society. And Some few young conservationist get involved in birding . Birding is still not common. I invite you all to come and see the beauty of Rwanda especially our wetlands with its wonderful warm and amazing songs of birds.
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19 Comments
Thank you for sharing.
Posted 27-08-2013 17:37
Bird watching is great & eco-friendly.
Posted 11-06-2013 21:11
Thanks to Yvette, friends here can enjoy beautiful nature of Rwanda :)
Posted 17-04-2013 13:15
WOW! Wonderful!
Posted 14-04-2013 17:08
Thanks for the report. Hope in those lands , birds are getting enough foods.
Posted 14-04-2013 16:21
Wow..! Bird watching must have been such fun..Thanks for sharing
Posted 13-04-2013 21:05
Owesome.
Posted 13-04-2013 01:29
oh . Great. well, it'd be fun being at such a wonderful place.
Posted 12-04-2013 22:27
Nice report :)
Posted 12-04-2013 20:32
great.
Posted 12-04-2013 18:39
Rawanda seems really amazing, because of it's biodiversity..I'm fond of natural world,and of course i love birding.
Posted 12-04-2013 16:47
Wow!!!!
sister, thanks for sharing.
Posted 12-04-2013 13:32
Beautiful, thanks to you we can know there is the beautiful place in Rwanda!
Posted 12-04-2013 09:09
nice report,thanks for sharing. it sounds good when we hear something is returning to natural state..
Posted 12-04-2013 08:36
bird watching must be an amazing experience. thank u for sharing
Posted 12-04-2013 00:47
great.
Posted 12-04-2013 00:16
great report i do like it
Posted 11-04-2013 22:29
Nice report..thx for the invitation!!
Posted 11-04-2013 19:44
Wow! I also love bird watching.
Posted 11-04-2013 19:04