At 3 pm on February 1-2026, Trevor Henry and Isaac Esselink found a Siberian Pipit with 9 American Pipits in the sea grass at Witty’s Lagoon. The bird was first identified by Geoffrey Newell as a probable Siberian Pipit from photos on eBird the next day.
Map to location HERE
The bird was not relocated on February 2nd, despite multiple birders looking.
This is the 7th record for BC.
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| Siberian Pipit in Metchosin - Photos: Trevor Henry |
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| Siberian Pipit in Metchosin, BC - Photos: Isaac Esselink |
