In the early 1990's I very regularly drove the Pacific Highway north of
Newcastle. At this time the northern most Common Mynas were at Nabiac
about 30 km south of Taree.
Last week I was at Lake Cathie, a small seaside town about 15 km south of
Port Macquarie. I was surprised to see a Common Myna just on the south
side of town. During the week I also saw two birds in Lake Cathie itself.
I went to Port Macquarie a couple of times over the week and didn't
notice any mynas there.
While this is only an expansion of range of about 90-100 km in ten years
and the birds were not common - only two sightings in a week - I think it
is still a worrying trend. Do others know of mynas on the NSW mid-north
coast further north further north than this?
David Geering
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