BIKING BIRDER VIII - RWANDA 2025

 

Biking Birder VIII - Rwanda 2025

Part One - People, people who need people.

Many years ago, a young Rwandan Green Birder, Joseph Desire Dufitumukiza - Joseph Lionceau, had photographs of a group of young Green Birders, including himself, on the Facebook Green Birding Megastars group page.

Years later, I have the opportunity to meet this incredible young birder when I travel next week to Rwanda for my next Biking Birder adventure - BBVIII - Rwanda 2025.

Joseph is now an ambassador for Rwandan birding, internationally known for his work, especially with young people.

Joseph says it better than me . . .

I'm Joseph Desire DUFITUMUKIZA(Lionceau), a keen Youth birder in Rwanda, interested in ornithology and passionate to participate development of conservation of wildlife. I have been birding since 2013 in high School. Later I got the chance to attend various birding trainings for Local Advanced Bird Guide in Rwanda and Site Bird Guide in Kivu Belt Region along The Congo Nile Trail. I have inspired a lot for conservation and wildlife photography. I am Representative of Rwanda Youth Birders and facilitator of local clubs, Rugezi Birdwatching Club and MIPC Birding Club. 

Feel free to reach out me via WA: +250783772300, 

WeChat ID: JosephLionceau or djosephdesire@hotmail.com. 

and also you can follow me here https://www.facebook.com/JosephLionceaux?mibextid=ZbWKwL 

and https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephlionceau 

https://ebird.org/profile/MTE5OTAyOA/world

It is going to be fascinating to meet Joseph in person and hear of his story. In everything Joseph does, one can see what a sunshine person he is. He has the most fantastic smile and he is making such a difference for so many people.

The charity that works with Joseph and other Rwandan birders in Rwanda is called Planet Birdsong and I will be asking all of you to, please, give a donation to Planet Birdsong so that their vital work can continue.

Here is a link to their website for you to see what they are doing helping communities in Rwanda . . .

Planet Birdsong

Please make a donation using this QR code...

Thanks everyone.

Three days to go before I fly to Rwanda, excitement level is stratospheric! My main aim of this Biking Birder adventure is to meet both the people involved in nature conservation in Rwanda and see the culture of this amazing country.

Biking Birder in Rwanda...

Adventure is out there.

Tickle my Feathers!

Part two coming up . . . 

Birds and reserves