Answers to the 'W' Questions on Bird Watching

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What is bird watching?
Bird watching is an act of observing or studying wild birds anywhere with naked eyes or through a visual enhancement device i.e. binoculars. This activity is also called Birding,

Although, some people prefer to differentiate the two; birding and bird watching. bird watchers are said to be normal observers of local birds and so regard bird watching as a passive activity while birders invest in higher technology equipment and are dedicated to traveling in different places to study birds more than general observation.

What do bird watchers do?
Birdwatchers observe wild birds in their natural habitat. In Uganda there are over 1,061 bird species recorded, Among the 1,061 bird species, you'll probably find at least 100 species in your area. Life gets out of the ordinary and becomes more adorable as you become aware of the wide-ranging bird life all around you. 

Where to watch birds?
Bird watching is something you can do in your yard, Local Park and anywhere you travel. Or on trips, you take specifically to see birds that live in a certain environment. In Uganda we have Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park 

Who should watch birds?
It's not about age! People of all ages can watch birds. It's an activity you can keep doing all your life, in any part of the world. This is considered as one of the growing a hobby that people adopt so easily nowadays.
People of all ages can bird watch
Why birds?
Birds are charming; they have always delighted people all over the world because of their nice voices, beauty and their power of flight.

Since time immemorial, right from the beginning of the world, birds were used to gather and to send information. Today, modern science still uses birds as a kind of Oracle. More so, Changes in bird populations can reflect the health of the environment.

Some birds are an indicator like the crested crane; because of its beauty and elegance, it was chosen as Uganda’s national emblem. They forecast environmental conditions. The knowledge of birds can help us plan a better, more sustainable relationship with nature.

What benefit will I get from bird watching?
  1. Fun. Big fun. Something deep seems to get fulfilled. A connection is made with the immense beauty of nature.
  2. Satisfaction. Bird watching invokes our primeval hunting instincts. It delivers all the satisfaction of the hunt, even though the prey itself escapes unharmed. Birding/bird watching is the perfect sport for the 21st Century.
  3. Health. Bird watching gets you vertical. It gets you outside and walking. But it's effortless because your attention is on the birds. Nevertheless, after a little birding/bird watching, you've usually covered quite a bit of ground.
  4.  Family. Birding/bird watching unites people across generations. By taking up birding, parents or grandparents can introduce their children to an interest in nature that will stay with them all their lives.
  5. Companionship. Bird watching is the ideal social activity. A birder/bird watcher need never be lonely.  birders love to share their knowledge to the people they find in places they go to bird watch and so companionship becomes inevitable! 
  6. Solitude. Birding is also the ideal solitary sport. There's a special pleasure in going out alone to bird. Your mind settles down. Your senses open up, and all nature seems to become your friend. Birding is a sport of many moods, and it serves the causes of companionship and solitude equally well.
What do I need to start bird watching?

All you need is a pair of binoculars, a field guide (is a little book that's packed with information about birds), a hat (to shade your eyes) and a little notebook (to record what you see).
Free focused woman, working with Access Africa Safaris under the marketing Department making manifest of the simple and excellent beauty of the Pearl of Africa

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