This is a lifer for me, one of 6 or so for this trip.  Apparently it's not a rare bird in these parts but perhaps hard to see when it is very bright as they blend in very easily to a white sandy beach.  This one is in actual fact two different birds, there were three in total on the beach at Rooiels yesterday. It was as bright as it could be with a 50 mph wind whipping up the sand like a desert sandstorm. Even the plovers had their eyes shut to protect themselves.  This bird is tiny, marginally just a tad  larger  in size than a plump sparrow.

There is a darker form of this species and you can just about discern some nice buff colour to the breast on this individual.  All in all, this is a great bird for me to add to my gallery of birds and I am pleased to photograph it.