At 12:45pm on Nov 4-2026, Geoffrey Newell found a female type Steller’s Eider in the scoter flock off Glencoe Cove-Kwatsech Park Park in Victoria. The bird is 200 m offshore.
Map to location HERE
The bird continues in the same spot on Sept 5th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Steller’s Eider in Victoria - Photo: Liam Singh |
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| Steller’s Eider in Victoria - Photo: Geoffrey Newell |
At 9:55 am on Nov 3-2026, Kaiden Bosch, Nathan Peck and Carey Bergman found a Brambling at Sandspit Golf Course off Copper Bay Mainline Rd in Sandspit in Haida Gwaii. The bird is loosely associating with Dark-eyed Juncos in a hedge.
Please do not get in the way of golfers on the course when looking for the bird.
Map to location HERE
The bird was last seen at 1 pm HERE by Carey Bergman.
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| Brambling in Sandspit - Photo: Kaiden Bosch |
At 5:25pm on Nov 1-2026, Elena Farries and James Telford found a male Black-throated Blue Warbler in the garden of their private home. The bird is visiting the front yards of homes near the intersection of E 1st and Kicking Horse Ave in Field which is located in Yoho National Park.
Map to location HERE
**Please be respectful of private property and do not tresspass into yards or block driveways.**
**The bird has not been relocated thus far on Nov 2nd.**
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler in Field - Photos; James Telford |
At 10:30 am on Oct 29th-2026, Kalum Srochenski found a female Black-throated Blue Warbler on the Cranbrook Hill Greenway near UNBC in Prince George.
Map to location HERE
He watched the bird fly south towards his home and did not relocate it during the rest of the day.
Kalum had a male Black-throated Blue Warbler last year (in November) at his home nearby.
**The bird continues HERE on Oct 30th and has been viewed by multiple observers.*
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler in Prince George - Photos: Kalum Srochenski |
At 2:27pm on October 27-2026, Jody Wells found an Eastern Yellow Wagtail with a flock of American Pipits at Martindale Flats. The bird is in a dirt field just NE of Michell Farm Market.
Map to location HERE
This is the 10th record for BC.
The bird continued until dark on Oct 28th, and was viewed by multiple observers.
The bird continued on the morning of Oct 29th and was viewed by 4 observers but was not seen by anyone else after 10 am.
**On Oct 31st, the bird was relocated HERE by Carl Hughes.**
**On Nov 1st, Mike Klotz relocated the bird HERE**
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| Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Saanich - Photo: Jody Wells |
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| Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Saanich - Photo: Trevor Henry |
At 8 am on October 26-2026, Kyle Pedro found a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Terrace. The bird was in a private yard viewable from the public road. Please be respectful of private residences in the area.
Map to location HERE
The bird was not relocated after this point on Oct 26th, despite multiple observers searching.
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Terrace - Photo: Kyle Pedro |
At 10:45am on October 26-2026, Jul Wojnowski found a juvenile Little Blue Heron at the NW corner of Osoyoos Lake at the overlook south of Rd 22 in Osoyoos. It is best viewed HERE from Radio Tower Rd looking down towards the river mouth.
The bird was chased off by gulls from the foreshore but has returned to the same spot as of 2 pm and has been viewed by multiple observers.
Map to location HERE
**On Oct 27th, the bird has not been relocated thus far, despite multiple observers looking.**
This is the 7th record for BC.
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| Little Blue Heron in Osoyoos - Photos: Alex Bodden |
At 10 am on October 22-2026, Geoffrey Newell found an Elegant Tern sitting on the rocks off the end of Bowker Ave in Victoria.
Map to location HERE
The bird has flown towards Oak Bay Marina and has not been relocated thus far.
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| Elegant Tern in Victoria, BC - Photos: Geoffrey Newell |
At 8:30am on October 22-2026, Jeremy Gatten found a Tree Pipit in Campbell River. The bird is in a field beside an elementary school.
Map to location HERE
This is the first record for BC and Canada.
Parking is limited in area. Park on Crawford Rd and walk to the field. Please be respectful of private residences.
The bird continued as of 6 pm HERE in the grasses and has been viewed by multiple observers.
**The bird was not relocated on Oct 23rd, despite multiple observers looking.**
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| Tree Pipit in Campbell River (Photo: Jeremy Gatten) |
At 9 am on Oct 20-2026, Geoffrey Newell had an Elegant Tern fly east past Clover Point in Victoria.
Map to location HERE
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| Elegant Tern in Victoria - Photos: Geoffrey Newell |
