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Thanks WTM and adrianp Definitely never thought of a robin! I unfortunately don't have a side view of this bird, I agree that that would have helped.

@adrian: thanks for the interesting info about the bird's bill, because that was one of the puzzling features of this particular bird. I'm always learning something new here!

I'd first thought that this was a marico flycatcher, but now I'm thinking that it may rather be a Karoo chat? See at Mokala in late October 2012.

Can anyone identify this youngster? I took this pic a couple of days ago at Rondevlei in Cape Town.
There were common waxbills in a nearby tree but this doesn't look like any juvenile I can find.

003 by jansp, on Flickr

Looks like Spotted Flycatcher, Arks.

Granjan, the Pin-tailed Whydah parasitizes Common Waxbills. This looks like a young Pin-tailed Whydah.

Thanks, WTM!

Thanks, WTM! I'd also considered spotted flycatcher, but thought that the 'streaking' wasn't enough. And spotted flycatcher is a new tick for me!

Another one that I need some help with. Is this a plainbacked pipit? Seen at Mokala in late October 2012.

More likely to be Buffy pipit.

Pink mandible (yellow in plain backed), flat forecrown and body is more chest heavy than belly heavy.

Do you remember if it walked like a wagtail? Sewing machine like walk, with lots of tail wagging, as if it was wagging the whole body would confirm it as buffy.

Thanks, adrian! I don't really remember -- after three months -- how the bird walked, but looking at the whole sequence of pix that I took of it, its stance (or giss?) looks remarkably wagtail-like ...

If band-width ever permits me, I will post some video clips in HD of buffy, plain backed and african pipit "in motion" so you can see what I mean. Suddenly pipits become a lot easier with video footage.

I have NO idea what this little bird might be. I'd thought possibly a puffed up marico flycatcher (it was early morning), but the bill seems wrong Seen at Mokala in late October 2012.

Anyone?

A warbler but which one? Pics taken at Rietvleidam on Sunday 10 February.