I was quite excited when I saw this species. We were by the lighthouse at the top of Cape Point and hearing out to sea when just at our feet and posing beautifully was this stunning little bunting which I recognised immediately. The background is not adjusted at all, thats what the scene was with the bird posing on the top of the rock and isolated from the background.  Being rather fond of buntings I have photographed 9 different species in the family now. This is a great addition for me and I would have been disappointed not to see one on the trip to Cape Point because they are described as common there. In fact there were even one or two feeding beneath the tables of the cafe! Here's one of these below but the picture above shows the back markings as well as the head of course.

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