Lutembe bay: The sanctuary of migratory birds ;15 -minute-drive off Kampala-Entebbe highway. Birds journey hundreds or thousands of miles between continents every year in search of better living conditions. Without a reason to migrate, birds would have even a more challenging livelihood. If no bird migrated, food supplies in breeding areas would be rapidly depleted and many chicks would starve. Competition for nesting sites would be fierce, predators would be attracted to the high concentrations of breeding birds and easy meals of nestlings. It is for those two reasons- food and breeding that birds migrate. There are three regular bird species that make the annual pilgrimage ; The black- necked stilt comes from the western United states, central America and parts of South America to Entebbe in winter. The Egret comes from Caribbean, North, Central and South America. The Hammerkops also known as the Scopus umbretta......Visit the Lutembe Beach .
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