Last week, I spotted this newcomer to the garden. As it turns out, he really really enjoyed the bread that I had thrown out to feed the wildlife, which allowed me to get a better look at what species it actually was.
It turns out, it was a Jay.
I have never actually seen a Jay in the wild before. They are a member of the crow family reminiscent of a Magpie and by all accounts are a shy bird that tend to stick to woodlands. As we have no nearby woods it was one of the last birds that I expected to see in the garden.
He was nervous, making his approach for food from the branches of one of the apple trees after assessing the location for danger (two large crows "liberated" his loot when he returned to the apple tree but he kept persevering).
We've seen him a couple of times since. A neighbour has suggested that it may be a European Jay that has migrated here. Who knows, but it is nice to see out of the window.
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