At 9:40 am on Oct 22-2025, James MacKenzie found an Eurasian Skylark at Trent River Estuary in Royston in the Comox Valley. The bird flew up and sang a few calls and then circled four times and flew to the NW.
Map to location HERE
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| Eurasian Skylark in Royston - Photo: James MacKenzie |
At 2:10pm on Oct 21-2025, Brett Brown and Josh Bruce found a juv Little Blue Heron at Inter River Park in North Vancouver.
Map to location HERE
The bird was flushed at 3:11 pm by a dog. The bird flew high and flew towards the cemetery Rice Lake and Seymour Demonstration Forest. The bird has not been relocated thus far.
This is the 6th record for BC.
At 3pm on Oct 24-2025, The bird was relocated by Michelle Geernaert-Clark at Como Lake near the parking lot.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued at Como Lake on Nov 3rd and has been viewed by multiple observers.
It was not relocated on Nov 4th or 5th, despite multiple observers looking.
Please give the bird space and do not approach too closely, even it appears tame, ensuring it can hunt and have no stress.
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| Little Blue Heron in Coquitlam - Photos: Scott Edwardson |
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| Little Blue Heron in North Van - Photo: Vanessa Schmidt |
On Oct 15-2025, Joyce Li found and photographed a male Black-throated Blue Warbler on the campus of UBC Okanagan.
The bird was first viewed HERE in front of the UNC building.
At 5:30pm on Oct 16th, Matthew Lowery refound the bird HERE
On Oct 17-19th, the bird continued HERE and was viewed by multiple observers.
On Oct 20th, the bird continued at UBCO Kelowna on the ivy and on the oaks on the Science Building.
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler in Kelowna - Photo Kalin Ocana |
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.
