Week 39 is regarded the peak season for rare passerines at Røst. Despite very unstable weather changing from hour to hour, the start of the week really lived up to its reputation.

The star of the week no doubt was a Pechora Pipit (tundrapiplerke), only seen very briefly and identified by its diagnostic call, but later photo-documented by other birders. 

A good number two was an Olive-backed Pipit (sibirpiplerke) ringed and seen troughout the week – often showing very nicely.

The ringed Barred Warbler (hauksanger) has been around our garden the whole week, accompanied by at least three more birds around the island.

Yellow-broved Warblers (gulbrynsanger) peaked at the start of the week with double-figured numbers, and no less than 7 birds ringed!

A Ring Ouzel (ringtrost) was also trapped and ringed.

The Rosy Starling (rosenstær) is present for the fourth week, still occupying the favorite feeder, allowing no others to enter.

A couple of Whinchats (buskskvett) stopped over on the island.

A beautiful male Common Whitethroat (tornsanger) with ring was a surprise this late in the season.  It was ringed back in July and is probably the male in the breeding pair from our garden.

Of the common migrants Chiffchaffs (gransanger) and Bramblings (bjørkefink) increased in numbers.

The first Snow Buntings (snøspurv) also showed upalong the shores.

A European Turtle Dove (turteldue) was in for a brief visit in our garden.

Not many shorebirds left, but an adult Knot (polarsnipe) late in September is far from normal. It seemed to have an aberrant bill, and that might explain why it is still here out of season.

Pintails (stjertand) seems to have had a good breeding season, and are seen in small flocks around the island. Mostly young birds, but one drake has almost moulted to full breeding plumage.