28 Dec 2018 28 December 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) 10 Whooper Swans at Hollingworth Lake, flying off towards Blackstone Edge at 16:24

24 Dec 2018 24 December 2018 (with photos) Little Owl in its usual tree behind the Sea Cadets Hut, with Redwings and Long-tailed Tits in the Pavilion Wood

9 Dec 2018 9 December 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Confiding female Goosander by the overflow and Long-tailed Tits at Hollingworth Lake

2 Dec 2018 2 December 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Adult Great Black-backed Gull standing alone on the reserve, with a decent flock of Lapwings at Hollingworth Lake

18 Nov 2018 18 November 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Drake Pochard with a Tufted Duck just offshore from the Rowing Club car park at Hollingworth Lake

10 Nov 2018 10 November 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Female Kestrel perched up briefly by the overflow at Hollingworth Lake

6 Oct 2018 6 October 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) 2 confiding Whooper Swans at Hollingworth Lake

28 Sep 2018 28 September 2018 - Vancouver (with photos) Last day in Canada, with a quick evening trip round Stanley Park producing American Wigeon, Wood Ducks and North-western Crows

27 Sep 2018 27 September 2018 - Power's Creek, Summerland and Trepanier Creek (with photos) Western and Red-necked Grebes, 2 Killdeer and a Common Loon at Power's Creek, with Steller's Jays at Summerland

26 Sep 2018 26 September 2018 - Pincushion Mountain, Peachland (with photos) First proper White-breasted Nuthatches and 2 Mountain Bluebirds at the top of Pincushion Mountain, with Pygmy Nuthatch and Turkey Vulture

25 Sep 2018 25 September 2018 - Rotary Marshes, Knox Mountain Park, Kelowna (with photos) 30-40 Red-winged Blackbirds, 2 Hooded Mergansers and 2 Great Blue Herons at Rotary Marsh, with c.5 Red Crossbills on Knox Mountain

24 Sep 2018 24 September 2018 - Munson Pond, Kelowna & Peachland (with photos) Cooper's Hawk showing well again at Munson Pond with American Goldfinch and Red-winged Blackbirds, and 6 Turkey Vultures over Peachland

23 Sep 2018 23 September 2018 - Power's Creek, Munson Pond, Robert Lake & Knox Mountain Reserve, Kelowna (with photos) Sandhill Crane in the fields by Power's Creek, with White-throated Sparrow, Wilson's Warbler and a confiding Downy Woodpecker at Munson Pond

22 Sep 2018 22 September 2018 - Power's Creek, Kalamoir, Kelowna, BC (with photos) 2 Song Sparrows, a White-crowned Sparrow and 8 Killdeer at Power's Creek, with 3 Red-winged Blackbirds on Boucherie Road

21 Sep 2018 21 September 2018 - Power's Creek, Kalamoir Park, Peachland BC (with photos) Common Yellowthroat and another adult Bald Eagle at Power's Creek, with male Spotted Towhee and Sharp-shinned Hawk at Kalamoir Park

20 Sep 2018 20 Sept 2018 - Power's Creek, Kalamoir Park, Rotary Marsh, BC (with photos) 7 Killdeer and an adult Bald Eagle at Power's Creek, Olive-sided Flycatcher on Boucherie Road and Yellow-rumped Warblers everywhere at Kalamoir Park

19 Sep 2018 19 September 2018 - Peachland - Westbank -Glen Canyon (with photos) Female/immature Harlequin Duck at Power's Creek, with Killdeer on the beach, Western Grebes offshore and 2 Song Sparrows along the point

18 Sep 2018 18 September 2018 - Peachland/Westbank (with photos) Northern Flickers around the digs, Horned and Red-necked Grebes on Lake Okanagan and 2 Common Loons at Power's Creek

17 Sep 2018 17 September 2018 - Vancouver - Peachland (with photos) 2 or 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 2 American Kestrels, Black-billed Magpie and several American Crows on the drive from Vancouver to Peachland

16 Sep 2018 16 September 2018 - Vancouver (with photos) Turkey Vulture, Surf Scoter and Black Oystercatchers on the whale-watching trip to Vancouver Island, with a school of Pacific White-sided Dolphins

15 Sep 2018 15 September 2018 - Vancouver (with photos) Male White-crowned Sparrow on the Coal Harbour walkway, with Wood Ducks on the Lost Lagoon and Spotted Towhee and Song Sparrows in Stanley Park

14 Sep 2018 14 September 2018 - Vancouver (with photos) Glaucous-winged Gulls, Western Crows and a Great Blue Heron from the SkyTrain into Vancouver, with possible Brandt's Cormorants over the harbour

1 Sep 2018 1 September 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Common Scoter still present at Hollingworth Lake, with Lapwings and a Grey Heron

25 Aug 2018 25 August 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Fairly quiet after yesterday's bird-fest, with House Martins and Grey Wagtails at Hollingworth Lake

24 Aug 2018 24 August 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Black Redstart on a rooftop at the bottom of the street, with Common Scoter close inshore and Common Tern still at Hollingworth Lake

12 Aug 2018 12 August 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Common Gull and an immature Roe Deer at Hollingworth Lake, with Woodpigeon in the garden

3 Mar 2018 3 March 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) Beast from the East continues, with amazing ice formations around Hollingworth Lake

28 Feb 2018 28 February 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) The 'Beast from the East' begins, with about 6 inches of snow at Hollingworth Lake

23 Feb 2018 23 February 2018 - Hollingworth Lake (with photos) 24 Whooper Swans on the water at Hollingworth Lake, caught up with over an early lunch in a freezing gale