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A hebe in whatever colour you like?
A Berberis? I like 'apricot queen'
I have a callicarpa bodinieri 'profusion' - bees loved the flowers and it should have incredible purple berries which birds are meant to like later in the season, but I've not had it long enough yet to confirm this
And fatsia japonica is good for providing nectar for those bees that are still about in autumn and winter when little else is flowering
Cotoneaster and ceanothus are not my personal faves but fit your description well
Any reason you couldn't have a small tree? Bees, birds and me all love our amelanchier lamarckii. It doesn't get too huge and a multi-stemmed one in particular will stay shorter than a standard. Small-leaved so it doesn't caste much shade, and looks amazing in bloom: (not my photo)
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East facing location, with fence behind it. Looking to get some low maintenance, insect/bird friendly shrubs.
Pyrocanthus and mahonia have been suggested to me.
Yes? What else/instead? Got room for 4 plants in total.