Not terribly clear for me - both my screen and my eyes are dodgy...but celandines certainly come to mind as potential nuisance bulbs.

There is a lot to be said for leaving a new garden for an entire season, noting what grows, before piling in digging. True, you may just see weeds, but there is also a large possibility that some actual treasures may appear...which would be lost with too urgent digging and delving.

Not sure - doesn't look like a wild onion (did you sniff?). Maybe bury in a pot of dirt and see what comes up next Spring (put in a pile of leaves or in your garage during the winter to protect from extreme cold). If you hate it, easier to dump when in a pot!

I can clearly see a lot of corms - Crocus if you are lucky, possibly small Gladioli, Crocosmia if you are in a warm place and unlucky. There are also some small bulbs. They could be Scillas or some other small cutie. I can't see anything that looks like Celandine tubers and I am unfortunately very familiar with those. (I am extremely short-sighted which means I am quite good at spotting tiny things close up ;-) )

I agree totally with Campanula - I would stop digging them out, leave them alone and see what comes up in the spring. Then you can mark them and remove if you don't want them.

For better identification you could separate a couple of the bulbs out and photograph individually.

I can't see them all that clearly and unfortunately, the photo doesn't enlarge. But as best as I can tell they look to me like what are commonly known as scilla, bluebells or wild hyacinths here - Hyacinthoides non-scripta or H. hispanica. While very attractive when in bloom, they are considered by many as a "weedy" bulb as they naturalize very freely and can take over large swaths of real estate, much like crocosmia. And equally as hard to remove completely :-)

But like others have mentioned, I would leave in place and see what appears next spring. You might find them well-suited to that location and a great garden addition!!

I believe I can see them pretty clearly and I am fairly sure I'm seeing a mixture of corms (some with growth starting) and small bulbs. If the OP could photograph some separately rather than in a heap we might be able to be more specific.

Thrilled to pieces that you all are assisting me! I will indeed take a photo of a single bulb. They are all exactly alike but for size. I will also go smell them. They are ALL out of the soil, tucked safely away, so too late for those suggestions to leave them....

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/74303921

there is a pic of an individual one.

floralUK, I will be replanting them this afternoon, and what I get is what I get! Will have to find a fullsun spot, like where I found them. Lillies that someone gave me that must go in asap are going where I found these wee ones. I am still wondering, tho, what the heck they are...

Well that one isn't a corm. I was seeing things. I was convinced there were different bulbs/corms in the main picture. Do come back in the Spring and tell us what you have ; -)

I understand the need to get in some plants, but since you have possibly found a treasure trove of plants, resist the urge to do too much digging or removing of stuff you find, until next year's growing season. You may be pleasantly surprised by what the previous owners have already prepared for you, the new home owner.

Since perennial bulb flowers are also notorious for a short blooming seasons or even ratchety leaves as they die down each year, even the old plants mixed in with your new lilies could be a great combination! Don't throw all the bulbs away until you have identified them. They could be a wonderful plant that you end up liking.

Here they come!!!!

The pale ones are Puschkinia. The darker blue are Chionodoxa. There may be more species to come. Keep us posted.

Oh my goodness! 2 of my absolute favorites! And unlike Scilla, not very prolific, so it's good you saved them!