At 7 am on July 29-2025, Geoffrey Newell found a probable Arctic Loon, 500m off of Otter Point in Sooke. He viewed the bird by scope and was able to get some digiscoped photos as it moved east. He watched the bird for 30 mins before he lost it when heavy fog rolled in.
Map to location HERE
The bird was not relocated, despite multiple observers looking.
If accepted by the BC Bird Records Committee this would be the 5th confirmed photographed record for BC.
If accepted by the BC BRC, this would also be the second accepted record of Geoffrey’s of this species. He last found an Arctic Loon in Victoria in 2022, which you can read about HERE.
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Probable Arctic Loon in Sooke - Photos: Geoffrey Newell |