At 6pm on Sept 18-2026, Kalin Ocana et al. found a sub-adult Short-tailed Albatross on a private boat off Tofino.
This is only the second photographed record of a bird older than 2 years old, that has been found south of Alaska.
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| Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photo: Kalin Ocana |
At 6pm on September 14-2026, Trevor Henry found a Red-throated Pipit at the SE end on Panama Flats in Saanich.
He viewed and recorded the bird. It was travelling in a flock of American Pipits.
Map to location HERE
This is the 72nd record for BC.
The bird continued HERE on Sept 16th.
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| Red-throated Pipit in Saanich - Photo: Trevor Henry |
At 9 am on September 14-2026, Craig Sandvig found a Sagebrush Sparrow at Selkirk College Trails in Castlegar. The bird was first seen in shrubs close to the Welsh Rd trail gate and then moved around the orchard and came back to the shrubs/hedgerow.
Map to location HERE
The bird was viewed by multiple observers and continued as of 6:15pm.
The bird was not relocated on Sept 15th, despite observers looking.
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| Sagebrush Sparrow in Castlegar - Photos: Craig Sandvig |
At 11:05 am on Sept 13-2026, Katy Flint and Evan Larson found a Chestnut-sided Warbler in a mixed warbler flock at Uplands Park in Victoria.
Map to location HERE
This is the 95th record for BC.
The bird was viewed by multiple observers as of 12:25 pm.
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler in Victoria - Photos : Evan Larson |
At 5:45 pm on September 10-2026, Jordy Houkes found a Cocos Booby near the Duke Point Ferry terminal. He viewed the bird from a BC Ferries vessel.
Map to location HERE
The bird was relocated by Guy Monty on Sept 11th HERE in Cowichan Valley waters from a BC Ferries vessel travelling from Duke Point to Tsawwassen.
On Sept 12th, the bird continues HERE off the BC Ferries vessel viewed by Rob Worona and Kurt Henninge.
On Sept 14th, the bird was viewed from the Swartz Bay ferry near Active Pass HERE and from a whale watching vessel HERE near the Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay ferry route.
On Sept 15th, the bird was seen off the Departure Bay ferry near Gabriola Island.
On Sept 18th and 19th, the bird was viewed off Stearman Beach and Acadia Beach HERE and off Spanish Banks.
On Sept 20th, the bird was viewed off Jericho Pier and sitting on the Ken Citrus Tanker off Locarno Beach/Jericho Beach.
This is likely the same bird first found by Ilya Povalyaev on August 30th. You can read about it HERE
This is the 29th record for BC.
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| Cocos Booby off Nanaimo - Photo: Jordy Houkes |
On Sept 7-2026, Michael McGrenere found a Chestnut-sided Warbler at his private home in Cordova Bay in a mixed warbler flock. He only viewed the bird for 6 seconds and was unable to get a photo but saw it well.
This is the 94th record for BC.
At 2:15pm on September 6-2026, Nathan Hentze found a second cycle dark morph Red-footed Booby sitting on Race Rocks in Victoria. The bird was viewed during a RPBO Tour with Eagle Wings and all observers on board saw the bird.
Race Rocks is only accessible by boat.
Map to location HERE
This is the 2nd record for BC.
The bird continues HERE on Race Rocks on Sept 18th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Red-footed Booby in Victoria - Photo: Nathan Hentze |
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| Red-footed Booby in Victoria - Photo: Trenton Schulz-Franco |
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| Red-footed Booby in Victoria - Photo: Trevor Henry |
At 7:45 am on September 6-2026, Gord Curry found a Northern Parula in a birch tree directly across from his house. The bird is located across from #50 1st Street in Sointula, Malcolm Island. The bird is travelling in a mixed warbler flock and viewable from the public road.
Please do not trespass onto private property and be respectful of private residences.
Map to location HERE
This is the 31st record for BC.
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| Northern Parula in Sointula on Malcolm Island - Photos: Gord Curry |
At 8:45 am on September 4-2026, Geoffrey Newell and Trevor Henry found a Cocos Booby on a log off McMicking Point. A scope is required.
Map to location HERE
This is the 28th record for BC.
The bird flew east at 9:35 am and was viewed by multiple observers before departing.
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| Cocos Booby in Victoria - Photo: Trevor Henry |
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| Cocos Booby in Victoria (Photo: Geoffrey Newell) |
At 8:45 am on September 2-2026, Geoffrey Newell viewed a single Elegant Tern plunge diving and flying east past McMicking Point heading towards Discovery Island. He viewed the bird by scope for 5 mins before it disappeared.
Map to location HERE
