(Emberiza melanocephala)
This bunting is very common in the eastern Mediterranean and on the island of Lesvos it is, perhaps, the most common bird of the countryside.
However we called it the "Camera Bird" because it would perch high on a bush and sing until I raised a camera when the bird would just drop into the cover of the bush.
It seemed to take the entire two week stay in Lesvos to achieve even this picture...
