Common Myna, Okiwi Bay, Marlborough

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Common Myna, Okiwi Bay, Marlborough

Postby Michael Szabo » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:58 pm

Rob Schuckard reports 2 Common Myna seen 'feeding in berm next to the road' in Okiwi Bay, western Marlborough, today:
https://ebird.org/newzealand/checklist/S64884452
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Re: Common Myna, Okiwi Bay, Marlborough

Postby Michael Szabo » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:16 am

Joakim Liman reports that he found a dead Common Myna near Wellington airport on 8th January.
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Re: Common Myna, Okiwi Bay, Marlborough

Postby sav » Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:47 am

The small population in Foxton is certainly growing. It's almost impossible to drive through town without seeing one these days.

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Re: Common Myna, Okiwi Bay, Marlborough

Postby Michael Szabo » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:24 pm

They've also been recorded in Masterton in recent years during winter.
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Common Myna, Tuamarina Pond, east Marlborough

Postby Michael Szabo » Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:14 pm

Another report of a Common Myna in the South Island, this time at Tuamarina Pond in eastern Marlborough:
https://ebird.org/atlasnz/checklist/S65 ... ynD0NRDLn8
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