A magpie. Not in itself unusual, we do get them in our small (narrow) garden, but up to now always on the grass area about 15m from the back door, and only when we put meat scraps out. But yesterday, for the first time, one was on the patio about 3m from the back door, picking up spilt sunflower seed hearts from under the feeders.
And this morning, a juvenile goldfinch, a first probably because I’ve still got the feeders out in late May! Ah well, I’ve only got a small amount of seeds left, so they’ll be empty by the end of the week, and that’ll be it for another season.
Not seen, any blue tits in our next box. Last year there was a failed next, this year no activity at all. It is more exposed now, after some overhanging branches were removed, so maybe needs relocating. Or perhaps the unseasonably Easterly winds made it too cold ad draughty during nesting season this year as it faces East, to give shelter from the prevailing (usually) South-Westerlies.
Oh, and just now in a brief period of sunshine, at least 5 different bumblebees (I’m terrible at identifying them) on the just-opening Cotoneaster flowers.