At 5pm on Aug 11-2026, Andrew Jones found and viewed a Nazca Booby carcass while aboard his boat. The carcass was being consumed by a Bald Eagle on a beach on Hope Island. Hope Island is not open to the public and trespassing is prohibited without permission. Hope Island is 45 km NW of Port Hardy.
Map to location HERE
This is the 6th record for BC.
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| Nazca Booby on Hope Island - Photo: Andrew Jones |
At 7:45 am on Aug 11-2026, Ian Cruickshank and Jan Wijmenga viewed an Elegant Tern flying SW past Amphitrite Point in Ucluelet. They viewed it by scope and were unable to get a photo.
Map to location HERE.
At 10:30 am on Aug 10-2026, Geoffrey Newell found an Ash-throated Flycatcher at Island View Beach. The bird was north of the washrooms that are north of the parking lot.
Map to location HERE
The bird disappeared and has not been relocated since.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Saanich (Photos: Geoffrey Newell) |
At 11:45 am on August 9-2026, Jody Wells found 10 Elegant Terns in Port Renfrew. The birds were on the sandbar at the first bridge river mouth.
Map to location HERE
The birds continue as of 6 pm and have been viewed by multiple observers.
3 birds continue on August 10th and viewed by multiple observers.
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| Elegant Terns in Port Renfrew - Photo: Jody Wells |
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| Elegant Terns in Port Renfrew - Photo: Liam Singh |
At 10 am on Aug 8-2026, Lise Owens found 10 Elegant Terns with Caspian Terns at Iona Regional Park. The birds were on the mudflats off the South Jetty.
Map pin HERE
The bird flew towards the north jetty at 11: 30 am
The birds were last seen HERE on the north jetty as of 1pm and have been viewed by multiple observers.
The group split up and 5 birds were also seen HERE off the N Jetty viewed by scope from the Old Marine Drive Lookout HERE
2 birds were last seen on Iona Beach in front of the washrooms at 1:40 pm but then flew out towards the south jetty and none have been relocated since.
The birds have not been relocated on August 9th, thus far, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Elegant Terns in Richmond - Photos: Ian Burgess |
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| Elegant Terns in Richmond - Photos: Lise Owens |
At 8:45 am on August 8-2026, Kevin Krebs found a Black Phoebe at Jericho Park pond. The bird only stayed a few minutes before it flew off and he and another observer lost it.
Map to location HERE
Photo to come.
This is the 74th record for BC.
At 7am on August 8, 2026, Ian Cruickshank found a Masked/Nazca Booby flying NW past Amphitrite Point in Ucluelet. He viewed the bird through a scope but due to distance could not rule out Nazca Booby.
Map to location HERE.
At 9:40 am on Aug 7-2026, Greg Foxman found the wing of a deceased Ferruginous Hawk near Ayum Creek in Sooke.
Map to location HERE
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| Ferruginous Hawk wing in Sooke - Photos: Greg Foxman |
At 7:40 am on July 30-2026, Simon Thompson and Mark Welford found a Murphy's Petrel offshore from Winter Harbour (south of Cape Scott), while aboard their cruise ship "The Royal Princess."
Map to location HERE
