Ruhija area. A tourist campsite can be seen on top of the hill on the right. Photo taken by Russell Kingston
- Amos Monday Bunengo and Russell Kingston seen at the spot, near Ruhija, where a pair of Shelley’s crimsonwings were recently seen by Amos
Russell Kingston on his recent trip to Uganda went to the exact spot near Ruhija , which is a small village on the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest , to find out more about the natural habitat of one Africa’s rarest finches namely the Shelley’s crimsonwing. In a Blog posted by the RFCG on 23 November 2010 you can read how Amos Monday Bunengo along with a collegue Joni Kamgisha, who are both registered bird guides in Uganda, spotted a pair of these elusive finches whilst taking a group of birders into the forest.
Ruhija, where the RFCG on the ground partners the Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation ( ITFC ) is based, is one of the most scenic areas in Africa and a place that very few tourists ever get to visit. Situated at 2,300m it is one of the few places where sightings of all four crimsonwings have been reported
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