Vancouver Island (1 Viewer)

[Steve Babbs]

Started to plan my main summer holiday - probably a leisurely family trip to Vancouver Island in Late July/August (need to earn some 'brownie' points after 2 years of trips to S America without my family.) I know this isn't really the best time to visit but restricted to UK school holidays. Can any one suggest where I should visit or give any other advice, I'll probably be there for around 4 weeks, mammals are as much of a priority as birds.

I have the Birder's guide but it isn't particularly easy to decide on the top sites with this book.

Any advice appreciated.

Steve

 

[buckskin hawk]

Check out the report from Nanaimo that was just posted in the news, views etc folder. Nanaimo is on the island. The report was from cdpear.

 

[promisingplayer]

Hi Steve,

Check out birding.bc.ca. You can click on links for birding in Victoria and Nanaimo. There are also some links to tourism websites for Nanaimo, Victoria, and Vancouver Island. You might think about spending a few days in Vancouver, too. There are a lot of birding areas here. Two birding books that may be useful for you are:

A Birder's Guide to Vancouver Island
The Birder's Guide to Vancouver and the Lower Mainland

My fiancé and I are planning a trip to Scotland and France for late July to mid-August. If you have any suggestions for birding in Scotland, please send me a message.

Thanks! I'm sure you'll enjoy B.C.
Kate