Bearded Tit Portrait

I went out to photograph Sedge and Reed Warblers but was hoping to see Bearded Tits. They’re actually not Tits at all but Reedlings and the beard is a moustache but apart from the that the description is quite accurate. They’re more often heard, making their distinctive pinging call, rather than seen. Fortunately, on this occasion the light winds and bright conditions encouraged then to climb higher up the reeds and I was lucky enough to catch this image of a male looking straight at me. A split second later and it had flown off!