Rattling Cisticola

On July 19, 2025 I was near Nkima Forest Lodge above the Mabamba Swamp and Lake Victoria in Uganda with my guide Wilson. I saw a number of cisticolas and I can't identify them whatsoever, perhaps my least favorite birds because of that. Whether they are croaking, winding, zitting, rattling or otherwise, and I'm just scratching the surface, the cisticolas are a pain. I've got one horrible photo, I've submitted it to iNaturalist and no identifier has ventured out to substantiate or refute it. 

My sole, horrible photo. 

Illustration from Birds of the World. 

Range from Birds of the World. 

Perhaps the sketchiest of my lifers and I've debated whether or not to include it and finally decided to go for it. 

White-Browed Robin-Chat

On July 24, 2025 I was with Judy and my granddaughter, Ella, at Savannah Lodge in Kidepo Valley NP in Uganda. I was out with our guide, William, walking the grounds and he pointed out to me a white-browed robin-chat. I got a very poor photo of it and accidentally deleted it after getting home. 

Illustration from Birds of the World. 

Range from Birds of the World.