Solved A gift from the birds!

Hello

I've noticed this upright little shrub growing in the garden. From the leaf shape I have no other plants like it and it has no thorns.any

Any suggestions please?

Thanks
Robin

 

Welcome @Vonsworld77 I think it's a type of Cotoneaster.

 

Yes, definitely cotoneaster. Evergreen, small white or pinkish flowers that tiny bees go nuts for, followed by red/orange berries that the blackbirds love. Can be trimmed to a size that suits.

Self-seeds readily, but seedlings are easy to pull up or transplant. I like it a lot as an easy going, disease-free, pest-free, vertical statement.

 

Yes, cotoneaster

 

Thanks everyone, I will transplant him into a better spot

 

Its a pest around here.

 

The upright varieties are less of a pest than the horizontal ones, which smoother everything in their path. And the birds and the bees are definitely fans.