The following is a rare bird list of the casual and accidental bird species that have been recorded within the boundaries of British Columbia. The taxonomic order follows the American Ornithological Society’s Fifty-eighth supplement to the A.O.S Check-list of North American Birds (Chesser et al. 2017). There are no previous publications available that lists all the records in one document. Skin specimens, photographs, tape recordings, and/or adequate field notes document many of these records, and with the introduction of digital cameras to birding in the early 2000s many records in the past 10 years have been photographed; however, field notes remain extremely valuable and, particularly as some of these records are solely substantiated by field notes. In the case of records with no supporting documentation, the records are listed as “hypothetical” and are separated from the better substantiated (“confirmed”) records. In addition, for several species the identification is correct, but the origin of the bird may be in question; these species are also considered “hypothetical” here. With the introduction of chat groups in 1999/2000, as well as personal birding blogs in the mid- to late 2000s, there are many more outlets to share and document birds today than in prior years. In many cases, digital photos accompany reported records, rendering the decisions of records committees almost obsolete for many sightings. These committees do play an important function in the review of records, however, as they provide an objective platform to help separate well-documented, and presumably accurate, records from those that are less reliable.  Information in this document has been collected at pain staking lengths to be as accurate as possible. This document is intended to provide an unbiased synopsis of all historical and recent rare bird sightings in the province. In the interest of providing the most complete and accurate information possible, all observer names have been included for each record, as well as any reference material that provides the information source from which the record has been extracted. Note that, although an attempt has been made to include all reported occurrences of the species in question, it is anticipated that additional sightings have occurred, but have been overlooked. Readers are encouraged to pass along any observations that are not included here, or any corrections to the information that has been provided, by the authors.