At 2pm on Oct 4-2025, Francis Jones photographed an Eurasian Skylark of the Far Eastern Group (Alauda arvensis japonica/intermedia) from Eurasia.
The bird was located on the lower part of the South Jetty near the tip at Iona Regional Park.
Map to location HERE
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| Eurasian Skylark in Richmond - Photos: Francis Jones |
At 10 am on Oct 11-2025, Émile Brisson-Curadeau found a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the airport at Port Hardy.
Map to location HERE and HERE on the airport fence.
This is the 42nd record for BC.
The bird was viewed by multiple observers but hasn’t been relocated since 2pm.
On Oct 12th the bird was relocated HERE past the entrance to the Cluxewe Resort in Port McNeill by the gate to the road leading to the estuary.
The bird was not relocated on Oct 13th, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Port Hardy - Photo: Émile Brisson-Curadeau |
At 11:20am on October 10-2025, Émile Brisson-Curadeau found an Orchard Oriole near the Port Hardy Airport.
Map to location HERE
The bird has not been relocated, despite multiple observers looking.
This is the 14th record for BC.
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| Orchard/Hooded Oriole in Port Hardy - Photos: Émile-Brisson-Curadeau |
At 11am on Oct 10-2025, while working on the FV Ocean Pearl, Lindsay Dealy and the crew found and photographed 2 immature Short-tailed Albatross. She has viewed both birds at the same time in the same area on Oct 8 and 9th but wasn't able to obtain photos until Oct 10th.
Map to location HERE
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| 2 Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photos: Lindsay Dealy |
At 2pm on Oct 8-2025, John Gordon found an Ash-throated Flycatcher at Boundary Bay near the 80th St pumphouse in Delta.
Map to location HERE
The bird was seen HERE calling at 4 pm before flying north and out of sight.
The bird has not been relocated since.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Delta - Photos: John Gordon |
At 12 pm on October 8-2025, Émile Brisson-Curadeau found an immature male Steller’s Eider in Port Hardy at the Quatse Estuary Wildlife Management Area.
Map to location bird was seen HERE and HERE
The bird is best viewed at high tide when the ducks are less spread out.
**Please park tight to the road (on the bay side) and do not block the work trucks that have to use the road.**
**On Oct 9-2025, the bird was relocated HERE off Tsulquate Park and HERE at Carrot Park and was viewed by multiple observers.
On Oct 10th the bird continues HERE off Carrot Park which is at the end of Market Street.**
On Oct 11-26th, the bird continued HERE off Tsulquate Park and back at Carrot Park.
The bird was not relocated since Oct 26th, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Steller’s Eider in Port Hardy - Photo: Mike Tabak |
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| Steller’s Eider in Port Hardy (Photo: Nick Park) |
At 12 pm on October 8-2025, Émile Brisson-Curadeau found a Black Phoebe in Port Hardy at the Quatse Estuary Wildlife Management Area. The bird briefly perched on a barn just south of the trail and then flew east.
Map to location HERE
This is the 64th record for BC.
***Since this species has become so frequent in BC it will no longer be posted on the main page of provincial rarities but on regional pages only.***
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| Black Phoebe in Port Hardy - Photo: Émile Brisson-Curadeau |
At 2:30pm on October 4-2025, Anne Murray found a Black Phoebe perched on a powerline on Trueworthy Rd on Saturna Island.
Map to location HERE
This is the 63rd record for BC.
The bird continues on Nov 9th and was relocated by Peggy Lee on the roof of nearby Feral Goat Bistro at the Sage Hayward Vineyard HERE
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| Black Phoebe on Saturna Island - Photo: Anne Murray |
At 11:30 am on Sept 26-2025, Jody Eriksson found a female Summer Tanager at their private home on Sonora Island.
The homeowner is generously allowing birders to come see the bird. The only way to access the home is by water taxi from Campbell River or private boat.
Map to location HERE
The bird continues on Oct 3rd but was not relocated on Oct 4th.
This is the 11th record for BC.
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| Summer Tanager on Sonora Island - Photos: Tavish Campbell |
At 10:55 am on September 29-2025 Kaiden Bosch found an Olive-backed Pipit in dense salmonberry bushes in an old log sort lot off Oceanview Drive near 12th St in Daajing Giids. He saw it only briefly for 45 seconds before it took off. He saw it again at 2:10pm but could not get a photo but was finally able to relocate the bird in the same spot at 6pm and obtain photos.
Map to location HERE
This is the first record for BC and first for Canada.
The bird was observed briefly Sept 30th at the same location before flying into a nearby private property. It has not been relocated since, despite dedicated searches for it.
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| Olive-backed Pipit in Haida Gwaii - Photos: Kaiden Bosch |
