The Sultanate of Oman is located within the migration line of shorebirds called the "African-Eurasian Route” and is considered a stopping point for various species of these birds. The expensive and diverse geography and stunning terrain, with mountains of varying heights, desert lands, salt marshes, wetlands, and coasts from the far north to the far south, make it home for different bird species that spend seasons of their lives in suitable habitats in different locations. Huge flocks of migratory birds pass through the Sultanate of Oman in their annual seasonal journeys, migrating in the winter in search of warmth and food from very cold regions, and some migrate in the summer in search of suitable habitat for mating and nesting, and the migration lines represent three main paths, as follows:
1. From Europe to Africa.
2. From Europe to Asia.
3. From West Asia to East Asia.
Bird migration often occurs in the northern hemisphere, where birds are forced to follow specific paths by natural barriers such as the Mediterranean or the Caribbean. However, animal migration is generally at high risks, such as predation and exposure to difficult natural conditions.
• Among the reasons for the migration of birds:
1. Environmental changes
2. Searching for food.
3. Climate change.
in the sixties past In North Batinah Governorate؛ Large numbers of teal species have been found, most of which appear on autumn days, the number of In the Sultanate of Oman (15) species. And of the types of birds what is known "Visiting Birds"؛ which visits the Sultanate of Oman in the winter season، including the Iraqi Cygne and the Redstart and the white-breasted blackbird، and other birds coming from India, Iran and the polar regions Northern. It is worth mentioning that Migratory birds spend a lot of time In the Sultanate of Oman, extending to an entire season.
The number of birds that make the Sultanate of Oman a breeding habitat is (115) species, most of which breed regularly.
There is a type of migration known as "inland migration", which is the movement of birds within the borders of the Sultanate of Oman, which is relatively weak in some seasons and often occurs over short distances and within the same area;
As part of these permanent annual natural events, the Sultanate of Oman celebrates World Migratory Bird Day in the second week of May every year, and this occasion was first celebrated in 2006, by two international conventions for the conservation of wildlife administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS); and the Convention on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterfowl (AEWA).
The Sultanate of Oman is also credited with many intensive efforts to educate the community about the threats to migratory birds, such as habitat destruction, overexploitation of natural environmental resources, various types of pollution, and climate change, directing everyone to the need to preserve them during their migration Being an important part of the ecological balance of the Sultanate of Oman in particular, and preserving the diversity of birds in the world in general.