Dappled lighting is often a challenge to work with. It really helps that it is falling on the face. I would try to tone the yellows down a bit there however as you are losing detail in the feathers.
The head is a little soft and could stand a bit more USM.
Shutter speed may have been the issue with the sharpness.
Would prefer the large leave right in front of the bill to not be so close.
It is a nice looking warbler, and it gave you a good pose. As mentioned, light was a challenge, as was the busy setting. With small active birds you generally want a much faster SS than that, but I am surprised it was so low as it looks bright and sunny? In any case, opening up the aperture would have been great to minimize the distractions (and give you more SS), and if you would have been able to photograph it in a more open area then even better. I did not see this species this year, now I have to wait for spring for them to come back!
Those little birds don't make it easy on us. Light looks a little harsh and bird appears soft to my eyes since I am not seeing any details in the bird. The environment works for me. I think in this case you could have photographed the bird at a higher speed and opened your aperture to F5.6.
Pine Warbler at GM SP MS
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