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
On July 27-2026, Sylvie Gareau found and photographed a Cocos Booby perched on rocks near Cordova Bay in Victoria. The observer does not want to share the exact location.
Birders may want to scope rocky areas between Cordova Bay and Ten Mile Point.
This is the 25th record for BC.
At 1:45pm on July 21st, 2026, Jeremy Gatten found an adult Little Stint in the lagoon at Oyster Bay in Campbell River.
Map to location HERE
This is the 14th record for BC.
The bird continues in the same location as of July 22nd and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Little Stint in Oyster Bay south of Campbell River (Photo: Blair Dudeck) |
At 5:46 am on July 20-2026, Aubrey Parnay found a Sedge Wren in North Pine in the Peace River area of BC.
The bird was singing HERE on 256 Rd.
You can listen to a recording HERE
This is the 7th record for BC.
The bird continues in the same spot on July 26th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Sedge Wren in North Pine - Photos: Andrew Tyrell |
At 6:45 am on July 14-2026, Neill Vanhinsberg and Alison Curtis found an immature Black Phoebe at Jericho Park pond.
The bird quickly flew off.
Map to location HERE
This is the 73rd record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Vancouver - Photo: Neill Vanhinsberg |
This is the 72nd record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Langley - Photo: Dan Tyson |
At 10 am on July 11-2026, Viktor Vandereyk found a Black Phoebe at Cheam Lake Wetlands.
The bird was on an island clump of bushes in the lake just south of the lookout.
Map to location HERE
This is the 71st record for BC.
On July 6-2026, Simon Thompson and John Hanna found and photographed a Hawaiian Petrel traveling ESE from their cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s “Serenade of The Seas” off Haida Gwaii. The bird was in view for 2 mins before flying off east.
Map to location HERE
This is the 7th record for BC and the 2nd photographed record for the province.
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| Hawaiian Petrel off Haida Gwaii - Photos: Simon Thompson |
At 4:33pm on July 5-2026, Vivien Leong and Millan See found a male Brambling in breeding plumage feeding on the path near the duck pond at Ambleside Park. It flew off 2 mins later at 4:35 pm to the south.
Map to location HERE
The bird was searched for at the duck pond, surrounding beaches and area on July 6th, but was not relocated thus far.
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| Brambling in West Vancouver - Photo: Vivien Leong |
