The hawthorn's haircut

I have a hawthorn tree that I allowed to grow up from a sapling in the hedge. My garden is small and the tree had got so big that it was putting a lot of the garden into shade.

Today the tree surgeon arrived to cut it down to a reasonable size. I expect that the birds will complain about losing a lot of their perches but I'm sure they'll get used to it's new trimmer shape!