At 4:30pm on Nov 19-2022, James MacKenzie, Nathan and Iain Haigh found a Whooper Swan at a retention pond on private property in Courtenay. The bird was not banded on either leg and toes did not appear to be clipped. It was in a flock of 78 Trumpeter Swans.
These ponds are not accessible to the public. Local birders have an agreement with the property owner. Please do not trespass.
At 4:45pm, the bird flew away to the SW towards Comox Lake.
Map to original location HERE
At 1:30pm on Nov 20-2022, the bird was relocated HERE in a field on Marsden Rd.
The bird later moved to a field HERE on Charter Rd and is being viewed by multiple observers as of 3pm.
The bird was not relocated on Nov 21.
On Nov 22-24th the bird was relocated HERE in a field off Dove Creek Rd and is being viewed by multiple observers.
On Nov 26th the Whooper Swan was relocated in a field off Piercy Rd HERE and seen by multiple observers.
It has not been relocated since, despite multiple birders looking.
This is the second record for BC of a presumed wild vagrant.
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| Whooper Swan in Courtenay - Photos: James MacKenzie |
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| Whooper Swan on Dove Creek Rd in Courtenay - Photo: Roger Beardmore |
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