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.
This is the 70th record for BC.
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 |
At 5 pm on June 26-2026, Teresa Jones saw a Cocos Booby attempt to land on her sailboat.
The bird was just east of Active Pass. It continued on flying west after the brief encounter.
Map to location HERE
This is the 24th record for BC.
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| Cocos Booby near Active Pass - Photos: Teresa Jones |
On June 26-2026, Jodi Forster found and photographed an Ash-throated Flycatcher in Penticton. The bird was in a Saskatoon berry bush along the KVR Trail, south of the Sunglo Drive entrance and north of Clay Banks.
Map to location HERE
It has not been relocated as of posting.
Please note this trail is actually closed due to safety concerns. If you use this trail you are doing so at your own risk.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Penticton - Photo: Jodi Forster |
At 10:55 am on June 24-2026, Wesley and Riley Fern found an adult Black Phoebe flycatching near the viewing platform at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. The bird flew south and was not relocated as of posting.
Map to location HERE
This is the 69th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Delta - Photo: Wesley Fern |
At 12:45pm on June 24-2026, Kalin Ocana found a male Indigo Bunting singing in Kragmont.
Map to location HERE
At 10:30 am on June 23-2026, Doug Martin found a White Wagtail of the lugens subspecies in the parking lot of West Coast Reductions.
Please view the bird from the public road (Maughan Rd) only as you must be an authorized guest to enter the parking lot. Please do not go into the office to ask permission as it won’t be granted.
Map to location HERE
It is likely the same bird first reported by Jillian Wheatley on May 17 at nearby Biggs Park, which was an unconfirmed sighting with no photo.
This is the 20th record for BC.
The bird was not seen after 4pm, despite multiple observers looking.
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| White Wagtail in Nanaimo - Photo: Doug Martin |
At 1 pm on June 19-2026, Steve Valasek saw a Nazca/Masked Booby flying over the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship offshore from Tofino. Photos are too poor to determine species.
Map to location HERE
At 10 am on June 14-2026, Griffin Duckworth, Mike Gallimore and Megan Cesarone found an Ash-throated Flycatcher during a monthly bird count at Squamish River Estuary.
Map to location HERE
The bird has not been relocated since the initial sighting.
At 9:45 am on June 13-2026, Rebecca Maier found a Snowy Egret on the breakwater at Salmon Arm Pier. She watched it fly over the rocks and didn’t see it again.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued in the same spot on June 16th and spends hours on the other side of the breakwater out of view. It has been viewed by multiple observers.
The bird has not been relocated on June 17th.
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| Snowy Egret in Salmon Arm - Photo: Peter Baker |
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| Snowy Egret in Salmon Arm - Photo: Rebecca Maier |
