At 3:15pm on Oct 15-2025, Ian Cruickshank found a Eurasian Skylark at Tofino Airport. This location is restricted access and not open to the public. This is potentially the same bird he found a day prior near Ucluelet.
He never saw the bird land but watched it in flight overhead calling.
He made a video of the bird attached.
At 5:30 pm on October 15-2025, Randy Dzenkiw found and photographed a Red-throated Pipit at Cattle Point off Beach Rd
The bird was flying over him to the SW and calling.
Map to location HERE
This is the 69th record for BC.
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| Red-throated Pipit in Victoria (Photo; Randy Dzenkiw) |
At 4 pm on October 14-2025, Ian Cruickshank found and photographed an Eurasian Skylark near Ucluelet.
The bird was on the shoulder of the road feeding at the corner of Hwy 4 and the gravel Swim Beach Rd near Kennedy Lake.
He returned at 5pm to find the bird still there feeding.
Map to location HERE
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| Eurasian Sylark near Ucluelet - Photo: Ian Cruickshank |
At 8 am on October 13-2025, Joachim Bertrands found a Siberian Pipit on driftwood at Pacheedaht Beach in Port Renfrew.
Map to location HERE
The bird was viewed briefly before flying to the west and was not relocated.
This is the 5th record for BC.
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| Siberian Pipit in Port Renfrew (Photos: Joachim Bertrands) |
At 2pm on Oct 13-2025, while working on the FV Ocean Pearl, Lindsay Dealy and the crew found and photographed an adult female Cocos Booby. The bird landed on the ship and stayed for ten minutes before flying north near Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park.
Map to location HERE
This is the 23rd record for BC
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| Cocos Booby off Brooks Peninsula - Photo: Lindsay Dealy |
At 8:25 am on October 13-2025, Blair Dudeck found a Red-throated Pipit in a flock of American Pipits just past the main viewing area at Nanaimo River Estuary in Nanaimo.
The bird was relocated HERE on October 14-2025 and was viewed and heard by multiple observers.
**On Oct 15th, the bird continues at the same location as on Oct 14th and has been viewed by multiple observers.**
This is the 66th record for BC.
At 11:15 am on October 13-2025, Ian Cruickshank found a Red-throated Pipit at the Tofino Airport in short grass in the field at the east end of the floatplane pond. He viewed the bird flying west and out of sight making its diagnostic and distinctive "pseeee" call in flight.
At 3pm on Oct 15th, he found 2 birds in the same spot. He was able to make a recording of their call attached.
The birds continue on Nov 1st and he was able to obtain photos.
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| Red-throated Pipits in Tofino - Photos: Ian Cruickshank |
This location is not open to the public.
This area is restricted access only and not open to the public.
This is the 67th and 68th record for BC.
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 |
