Lurking in the undergrowth (as was I) I spotted this distinctive bird which I later identified as a Common Wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea. It is also known as the Brown-throated Wattle-eye or Scarlet-spectacled Wattle-eye.

It breeds in the tropical regions of west, central and northeast Africa and is generally found in woodland areas as well as gardens.

The adult is about 14 cm (5.5 in) in length and, as in this case, the breeding male has glossy black upperparts, white underparts and a black breast band. It has the red wattles above the eye.

Females are greyish-black above with a small patch of white below the bill. The throat and breast are maroon, separated from the white belly by the black breast band. They also have the distinctive red wattles.