Bird watching at Oman's Barr Al Hikman and Masirah Island

Muscat: More than 1 million shorebirds flock to the Barr Al Hikman and Masirah Island every year, according to experts. Dr Andy Yaw Kwarteng, director, Remote Sensing and GIS Centre, Sultan Qaboos University, said this comprises about 3 per cent of the world’s flyway population. “It has now become a famous place for bird watchers in the Sultanate,” he stated.