At the Big Birding Festival celebrated on 27th October 2013 at Kitante Hill Primary School, NatureUganda released the results of the Big Birding Day 2013.To everyone’s surprise Mt. Elgon National Park took the day with 275 species. Perennial winners and favorites Queen Elizabeth National Park came in at surprising 3rd.
Below is the summary results for all the considered birding sites
| SITE | SPECIES |
| 1. MT. ELGON NATIONAL PARK | 275 |
| 2. MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK | 267 |
| 3. QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK | 253 |
| 4. BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK | 206 |
| 5. KIBALE NATIONAL PARK | 183 |
| 6. TEAM JINJA | 180 |
| 7. LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK | 152 |
| 8. KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK | 127 |
| 9. MABAMBA BAY | 114 |
| 10. RUBONI | 103 |
| 11. MASAKA – NABAJUZZI AREA | 103 |
| 12. BUDONGO FOREST RESERVE | 96 |
| 13. ENTEBBE PENINSULA | 94 |
| 14. KATSOHYA KITOMI | 92 |
| 15. KAWANDA & NAMULONGE–GAYAZA ROAD | 82 |
| 16. SEMLIKI NATIONAL PARK | 82 |
| 17. MABIRA FOREST RESERVE | 81 |
| 18. ECHUYA FOREST RESERVE | 74 |
| 19. ZIIKA FOREST & KAJJANSI FISH FARM | 67 |
| 20. OPETA – BISINA | 60 |
| 21. TOORO SEMLIKI WILDLIFE RESERVE | 59 |
| 22. MAKANAGA BAY | 58 |
| 23. MBARARA UNIVERSITY | 58 |
| 24. LUSANJA | 58 |
| 25. BAHAI & PARK ALEXANDER | 56 |
| 26. KATWE – KASESE | 46 |
| 27. KATONGA WILDLIFE RESERVE | 38 |
| 28. MGAHINGA GORILLA NATIONAL PARK | 37 |
| 29. GULU UNIVERSITY | 34 |
| 30. KIBIMBA RICE SCHEME | 33 |
| 31. RWENZORI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK | 33 |
| 32. MAKERERE UNIVERSITY | 33 |
| TOTAL | 708 |
