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.
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
On August 31-2026, Blair Dudeck and Jared Clarke et al. found and photographed 2 Scripps’s Murrelets on a pelagic for Eagle Eye Tours offshore from Tofino.
Map to location HERE
This is the 37th record for BC.
At 5:05 pm on August 30-2026, Ilya Povalyaev found a Cocos Booby while aboard a BC Ferries vessel on the Duke Point to Tsawwassen route. The bird was seen sitting on the water and then flying west straight off Deltaport. The bird was too distant to be viewed from land and was not seen again when scoping from the terminal.
Map to location HERE
This is the 27th record for BC.
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| Cocos Booby off Delta - Photos: Ilya Povalyaev |
At 4 pm on Aug 29-2026, A Cocos Booby was viewed and photographed well offshore from Ucluelet by Judy Meredith and Mark Morris aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
Map to location HERE
This is the 26th record for BC.
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| Cocos Booby off Ucluelet - Photos: Mark Morris |
At 3:20 pm on Aug 29-2026, Simon Thompson found a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross well offshore from Ucluelet while aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
Map to location HERE
Photo to come.
At 8:50 am on Aug 29, 2026 Simon Thompson had a Hawaiian Petrel off of Winter Harbour on Vancouver Island while riding the Ruby Princess cruise ship. He was not able to get any photos of this bird.
Map to location HERE
At 3:20 pm on Aug 29-2026, Simon Thompson had a second Hawaiian Petrel well offshore from Ucluelet while aboard the same cruise ship. He was able to obtain photos of this bird.
Map to location HERE
Photo to come.
This is the 9th and 10th record for BC.
On August 26-2026, Blair Dudeck and Jared Clarke et al. had 2 juvenile Short-tailed Albatross on a pelagic for Eagle Eye Tours offshore from Tofino.
Map to location HERE
At 2:25pm on August 25-2026, Will LaVigne found a Black Phoebe at the Little River Ferry Terminal landing in Comox.
Map to location HERE
This is the 77th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Comox - Photo: Will LaVigne |
At 9 am on Aug 24-2026, Émile Brisson-Curadeau found an Orchard Oriole at the Port Hardy Airport in Port Hardy.
Map to location HERE
The bird quickly disappeared after viewing and he could not relocate it.
This is the 15th record for BC.
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| Orchard Oriole in Port Hardy - Photos: Émile Brisson-Curadeau |
At 9:40 am on Aug 24-2026, Ed Kingma found a Black Phoebe at Piper Spit in Burnaby Lake.
Map to location HERE
The bird did not stick and has not been refound, despite multiple observers looking.
This is the 76th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Burnaby - Photo: Ed Kingma |
At 11:40 am on Aug 21-2026, John Forde et al. found and photographed a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross on a pelagic with The Whale Centre off Tofino .
Map to location HERE
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| Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photo: Ben Rosnau |
At 9:45 am August 15-2026, Greg Foxman found 13 Elegant Terns on the rocks at Whiffin Spit in Sooke.
Map to location HERE
The birds flew south at 11:30 am and did not return.
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| Elegant Terns at Whiffin Spit in Sooke - Photo: Greg Foxman |
At 10:24 am on August 15-2026, Kiah Jaspaer viewed an Elegant Tern flying east and then west past Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Metchosin. This location is not open to the public and restricted access only.
On August 13, 2026, Freddie Lohnes photographed an Acorn Woodpecker that flew over Point Holmes in Comox.
Map to location HERE
This is the 18th record for BC.
At 5pm on Aug 11-2026, Andrew Jones found and viewed a Nazca Booby carcass while aboard his boat. The carcass was being consumed by a Bald Eagle on a beach on Hope Island. Hope Island is not open to the public and trespassing is prohibited without permission. Hope Island is 45 km NW of Port Hardy.
Map to location HERE
This is the 6th record for BC.
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| Nazca Booby carcass with Bald Eagle on Hope Island - Photo: Andrew Jones |
At 7:45 am on Aug 11-2026, Ian Cruickshank and Jan Wijmenga viewed an Elegant Tern flying SW past Amphitrite Point in Ucluelet. They viewed it by scope and were unable to get a photo.
Map to location HERE.
At 10:30 am on Aug 10-2026, Geoffrey Newell found an Ash-throated Flycatcher at Island View Beach. The bird was north of the washrooms that are north of the parking lot.
Map to location HERE
The bird disappeared and has not been relocated since.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Saanich (Photos: Geoffrey Newell) |
At 11:45 am on August 9-2026, Jody Wells found 10 Elegant Terns in Port Renfrew. The birds were on the sandbar at the first bridge river mouth.
Map to location of birds on sandbar HERE
Map to location of where to stand to view birds is HERE
The birds continue as of 6 pm and have been viewed by multiple observers.
3 birds continue on August 10th and were viewed by multiple observers.
**On Aug 15-2026, Kevin Slagboom relocated 16 birds at the same spot HERE in Port Renfrew. The birds continue as of 5 pm and have been viewed by multiple observers***
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| Elegant Terns in Port Renfrew - Photos: Cathy Carlson |
At 10 am on Aug 8-2026, Lise Owens found 10 Elegant Terns with Caspian Terns at Iona Regional Park. The birds were on the mudflats off the South Jetty.
Map pin HERE
The bird flew towards the north jetty at 11: 30 am
The birds were last seen HERE on the north jetty as of 1pm and have been viewed by multiple observers.
The group split up and 5 birds were also seen HERE off the N Jetty viewed by scope from the Old Marine Drive Lookout HERE
2 birds were last seen on Iona Beach in front of the washrooms at 1:40 pm but then flew out towards the south jetty and none have been relocated since.
The birds have not been relocated on August 9th, thus far, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Elegant Terns in Richmond - Photos: Ian Burgess |
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| Elegant Terns in Richmond - Photos: Lise Owens |
At 8:45 am on August 8-2026, Kevin Krebs found a Black Phoebe at Jericho Park pond. The bird only stayed a few minutes before it flew off and he and another observer lost it.
Map to location HERE
Photo to come.
This is the 74th record for BC.
At 7am on August 8, 2026, Ian Cruickshank found a Masked/Nazca Booby flying NW past Amphitrite Point in Ucluelet. He viewed the bird through a scope but due to distance could not rule out Nazca Booby.
Map to location HERE.
At 9:40 am on Aug 7-2026, Greg Foxman found the wing of a deceased Ferruginous Hawk near Ayum Creek in Sooke.
Map to location HERE
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| Ferruginous Hawk wing in Sooke - Photos: Greg Foxman |
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 |
On July 4-2026, Tiyani Ren found and photographed a Black Phoebe on the beach at East Point Park on Saturna Island.
Map to location HERE
This is the 70th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe on Saturna Island - Photo: Tiyani Ren |
At 10:15 am on July 1-2026, Kathleen Oliver found a male Hooded Warbler singing in the dense trees off the viewing platform at Trout Lake.
Map to location HERE
The bird was also seen HERE
The bird continues HERE as of 8:30 pm and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 10th record for BC.
The bird has not been relocated so far in July 2nd.
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| Hooded Warbler in Vancouver - Photo: Ed Kingma |
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| Hooded Warbler in Vancouver - Photo: Kha Nguyen |
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| Hooded Warbler in Vancouver - Photo: June Pang |
