On November 23-2025, Ethan Gosnell found a male Tufted Duck moulting out of eclipse plumage at the outer pond at Iona Regional Park in Richmond.
Map to location HERE
The bird was also seen in the NW inner pond on Nov 24-Dec 9th
From Dec 11/2025-Feb 3/2026, the bird was in the main outer pond and in the scaup flock off the base of the causeway and also back in the NW inner pond.
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| Tufted Duck in Richmond - Photo: Terri Gueck |
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| Tufted Duck in Richmond - Photo: Frank Lin |
On Nov 15-2025, Kelly Price found and photographed a male Painted Bunting. The bird was at the feeder in the yard of his sister’s private residence, in Williams Lake.
The bird continues at the feeder on Nov 18th.
**The home is NOT open to the public.**
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| Painted Bunting in Williams Lake - Photos: Phil Ranson |
At 11 am on Nov 11-2025, Kalum Srochenski found a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at his private home off Frontage Rd near Sykes Rd W in Prince George.
Birders are welcome to view the bird from the public street.
Map to location HERE
The bird was not relocated on Nov 12th.
The bird returned to the same location on Nov 17th and birders are welcome to come view it.
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler in Prince George - Photo: Kalum Srochenski |
On Nov 10-2025, Thomas Rivest found a male Hooded Oriole feeding from the planters at Great Bear Lodge at the end of Smith inlet in BC's Central Coast. This lodge is NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and CLOSED for the winter season.
This is the 31st record for BC.
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| Hooded Oriole in Smith Inlet - Photos: Thomas Rivest |
At 10:15 am on Nov 10-2025, Thompson Hyggen found a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Finlayson Point and then at 11 am it moved 200m to the west off Dallas Rd, where it was viewed by multiple birders for at least 20 mins. It was loosely associating with a flock of bushtits.
Map to location HERE
On Nov 11-Dec 22nd, the bird continues HERE and HERE and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Victoria - Photo: Andrew Boycott |
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Victoria - Photo: Thompson Hyggen |
This is the 30th record for BC.
At 9 am on Nov 6, 2025, Blair Dudeck and Aiva Noringseth found a Red-throated Pipit at the Cowichan Estuary in Cowichan Bay.
Map to location HERE
This is the 71st record for BC.
The bird continues in the same spot on Nov 9th.
At 3:30pm on Nov 2-2025, Ian Cruickshank found a Hooded Oriole visiting a hummingbird feeder near the intersection of Wharf and Main Sts in Tofino. The feeder is visible from the public road.
Please be respectful of private property and homeowners when viewing this bird from the public road.
This is 30th record for BC.
The bird was seen in the same location on Nov 3rd and viewed by multiple observers. The bird was not seen between Nov 3 and Dec 6th.
On Dec 6-2025, Ian Cruickshank relocated the bird at the same feeder.
The bird continues in the same location as of Feb 4/26 and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Hooded Oriole in Tofino - Photo: Adrian Dorst |
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| Hooded Oriole in Tofino - Photo: Céline Midavaine |
On Oct 31-2025, Kathie and Ken Pritchard found an adult female White Wagtail of the lugens subspecies in the parking lot of Starbucks at the Town Centre Mall.
Map to location HERE
This appears to be the same bird from Richmond, BC. It wasn’t found in Richmond today and feather wear and plumage appears to be identical.
The bird continued in the same location and in the A & W parking lot HERE on Nov 4th.
It has not been relocated on Nov 5 or 6th.
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| White Wagtail in Powell River - Photos: Kathie Pritchard |
At 11:39 am on October 30-2025, Kaiden Bosch found a Little Bunting in Roberts Creek. He watched the bird fly in calling and land on the pier ten feet in front of him, for one minute before it quickly flew off towards Gibsons.
He watched it fly high for at least 1 Km and lost it.
Map to location HERE
This is the first confirmed record for BC and Canada.
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| Little Bunting in Roberts Creek - Photos: Kaiden Bosch |
At 2:15 pm on October 30-2025, Carl Hughes found an adult female Rustic Bunting near Sandspit Airport in Haida Gwaii. The bird was foraging in a flock of Dark-eyed Juncos on the lawn 200m south of the airport terminal.
Map to location HERE
This is the 7th confirmed photographic record for BC.
The bird continues in the same spot on Oct 31st.
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| Rustic Bunting in Haida Gwaii - Photo: Carey Bergman |
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| Rustic Bunting in Haida Gwaii - Photos: Carl Hughes |
