There are numerous wetlands of various kinds in this region. They
range from small montane swamps and lakes, to large, papyrus-fringed
lakes, to the River Nile itself - not forgetting Lake Victoria itself!
All support a good range of aquatic birds. African Finfoot was
perhaps the most sought-after on our trip, but not far behind was
the near-mythical Shoebill. We saw one in a swamp on our first day
in Uganda, and later had great views of two circling over the Nile
at Murchison Falls - sadly, we never got really good close-up views
of a wild Shoebill - you can't win them all.
Crocodiles, hippos and in one case a small African Rock Python kept us on our toes during three boat rides. As ever, tropical boat
trips provide stacks of great wildlife at a nice slow pace - an
excellent change from hours in the Landcruiser!
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