RBA: RED-THROATED PIPIT in Haida Gwaii - Oct 26th

At 10:30 am on October 26-2025, Carl Hughes found a Red-throated Pipit at the Sandspit Airport in Haida Gwaii.

This is the 70th record for BC.

You can hear a recording Carl Hughes made of the bird below:

RBA: SPOTTED REDSHANK in Delta and Richmond - Oct 25-28th

At 12:13 pm on Oct 25-2025, Michelle Lamberson and Arne Toma found a Spotted Redshank on a log at Fuller’s Slough at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.

Map to location HERE

Admission is 8$ for adults and reservations must be booked online for entry. Reifel is closed on Mondays.

The bird flew north at 3pm.

On Oct 26th, the bird continued at Fuller’s Slough at the same spot and at the nearby House Pond HERE and West Field HERE

***  On Oct 28th, the Spotted Redshank was relocated HERE on the dock at Britannia Shipyards***

The bird has not been relocated thus far at either location on Oct 29th, thus far.

Spotted Redshank in Delta - Photos: Scott Edwardson

Spotted Redshank in Delta - Photo: Dan Tyson

Spotted Redshank in Delta - Photo: Cameron Walker

A video of the bird by Eric Ellingson can be viewed below:

RBA: SIBERIAN PIPIT in Haida Gwaii - Oct 25th

At 9:27 am on Oct 25-2025, Jody Wells, Ian Cruickshank, Carl Hughes and James Bradley found a Siberian Pipit at the NW corner of Sandspit Airport.

Map to location HERE

This is the 6th record for BC.

The bird was not relocated.

Siberian Pipit in Haida Gwaii - Photos: Jody Wells

RBA: EURASIAN SKYLARKS in Haida Gwaii - Oct 25-Nov 6th

At 9:27 am on Oct 25-2025, Ian Cruickshank, Jody Wells, Carl Hughes and James Bradley found 2 Eurasian Skylarks at the NW corner of Sandspit Airport. They were initially found on the beach but flushed into the grass of the runway of the airport. Photos and audio recordings were obtained.

Map to location HERE

On Oct 26-Nov 6th, one of the birds continued HERE

Eurasian Skylark in Haida Gwaii - Photo: Jody Wells

Audio recorded by Ian Cruickshank posted below:

RBA: EURASIAN SKYLARK - Oct 22nd

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

Eurasian Skylark in Royston - Photo: James MacKenzie

RBA: LITTLE BLUE HERON in North Vancouver and Coquitlam - Oct 21-Nov 3rd

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.

Little Blue Heron in Coquitlam - Photos: Scott Edwardson

Little Blue Heron in North Van - Photo: Vanessa Schmidt

RBA: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER in Kelowna - Oct 15-20th

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.

Black-throated Blue Warbler in Kelowna - Photo Kalin Ocana

RBA: EURASIAN SKYLARK in Tofino - Oct 15th

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.

RBA: RED-THROATED PIPIT in Victoria - Oct 15th

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. 

Red-throated Pipit in Victoria (Photo; Randy Dzenkiw)

RBA: EURASIAN SKYLARK near Ucluelet - Oct 14

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

Eurasian Sylark near Ucluelet - Photo: Ian Cruickshank