The Royal Mile is found in the 793 km² Budongo Forest Reserve that lies at the edge of the Albertine Rift and is attached to Murchison Falls National Park in the south.  Named for its popularity as a traditional leisure stop-over for Uganda’s royalty, the Royal Mile is a superb birding spot with many west and central African species, as well as a variety of sought-after key species.

Key species that can be found here include:

• African Crowned Eagle
• Nahan’s Francolin
• White-spotted Flufftail
• Sabine’s Spinetail
• Cassin’s Spinetail
• Blue-breasted Kingfisher
• Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
• Dwarf Kingfisher
• Blue-throated Roller
• Piping Hornbill
• White-thighed Hornbill
• Hairy-breasted Barbet
• Yellow-spotted Barbet
• Yellow-billed Barbet
• Brown-eared Woodpecker
• Yellow-crested Woodpecker
• Spotted Greenbul
• Fire-crested Alethe
• Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
• Red-capped Robin-Chat
• Lemon-bellied Crombec
• Rufous-crowned Elemomela
• Yellow-browed Camaroptera
• Black-capped Apalis
• Ituri Batis
• Chestnut-caped Flycatcher
• Grey-headed Sunbird
• Western-black Headed Oriole