At 10:35 am on Oct 18-2021, Paul Levesque and Christine Rock found a White Wagtail in Queen Charlotte City. The bird was flycatching from the roof of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans building at 137 Bay St. It was also seen foraging along the beach near the same building. The bird has an injury to its right foot but doesn’t seem too affected by it.
The bird was last seen by them at 11:35am in the same area that day.
The bird was not relocated on Oct 19th.
At 3pm on Oct 22nd Paul Levesque relocated the bird at the same location. The bird was foraging for insects on the roof of the DFO building and on the ground at the adjacent baseball diamond.
Map to location HERE
The bird was last seen in the same location on Oct 29th and was viewed by multiple observers.
The bird was not relocated on Oct 30th or 31st.
This is the 17th record for BC.
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| White Wagtail in Haida Gwaii - Photo: Carey Bergman |
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| White Wagtail in Haida Gwaii - Photo: Paul Levesque |