Uncommon Birds in British Columbia
Our list for British Columbia has 78 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 27 summer visitors, 24 winter visitors and 9 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in British Columbia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 78, most common first
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisResidentUncommon80–122 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–May
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May–Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–May
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Sep
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Virginia RailRallus limicolaResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made