Blackbird
The garden in our new build home hadnt seen a bird in it since we moved in 18 months ago, but today we have had our first visitor picking off vibernum berries, but then it moved onto rooting about in my newly manured bed making a right mess and eating my lovely worms which were few and far between so joy short lived but it was still a welcome sight. I have planted an amelchanier tree as the blackbirds have enjoyed their berries in our last 2 gardens so hope it will bring along it's mate later this year.
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Then get a couple of bags of hoss muck from a nearby stable and toss it onto the top.
Cover with a sheet of plastic.
Continue with newspaper and kitchen waste in layers. Keep the plastic cover on.
Wait a few months.
Open up the heap. It will be writhing with worms. So many you can even throw a few to your new friend.
But mostly earthworms are hibernating if it is cold enough. Zero degrees? Though it is warm enough in places in the UK for some to be active?
Worms in bins or wormeries can die off if they get cold. Poor little beggars freeze as they are high moisture content....aww....They survive in big heaps or sheltered wormeries
Some earthworms delve deeper and hide.
Brought in from a big muck heap they may have been protected but if in the manure and it is not too cold= Birdie feast.
I know there were worms in the big muck heap at a yard I used to go to, this all heats up so maybe the heat kept them going or also different worms?
Never paid attention at the time.
Think I would be wriggling if a blackbird got hold of me too.
Do you think they might nest in your garden?
I appreciate it is relatively new but sounds like you are getting a good range of shrubs in to entice them.
Fingers crossed and hope you will be posting later in the year about little ones.