Al Jazir: This year, the Environment Authority carried out extensive field surveys of birds in the coastal area of Wilayat Al Jazir in the Al Wusta Governorate, focusing on the three creeks of Khor Ghawi, Khor Qaised, and Khor Ghadisir, as part of its efforts to improve the protection of ecosystems and monitor biodiversity in the Sultanate of Oman.
The surveys, according to Abdullah Salim Al Wardi, Head of the Department of Environment Conservation in Al Wusta Governorate, were intended to record several species of seabirds and migratory birds, as well as to evaluate the general environmental conditions in these locations, which are considered to be rich in biodiversity and natural resources.
In an interview with the Oman News Agency (ONA), Al Wardi stated that the surveys undertaken this year in the Al Wusta Governorate revealed the existence of over sixty different kinds of indigenous, migratory, and uncommon birds in the targeted regions. The great white heron, grey heron, greenbacked heron, black tern, sandwich tern, roseate tern, black ibis, little sandpiper, redlegged sandpiper, Siberian gull, greater flamingo, common mynah, water curlew, bulbul, and house crow are just a few of the bird species, he explained.
According to Al Wardi, field surveys offer a number of advantages, including accurately monitoring biodiversity, documenting rare and endangered species, and analyzing the environmental condition of coastal systems in order to inform more sustainable environmental management choices.
In addition to increasing public knowledge and fostering collaboration with partner environmental authorities, surveys also identify locations of particular importance that may qualify for inclusion as protected wildlife reserves and supply accurate and current data to environmental databases, he noted.
