Lizard

Whilst planting out some bedding in a very dry bed I was visited by a lizard.  It wasn't very plump and was about 5-6in long. Research tells me it was probably a common lizard. He stopped to say hello then scuttled under the perennial rockery wallflower. First time ever I've seen a lizard in the garden.

Ooh how exciting! I had never seen wild lizards other than in Greece and Turkey on holiday, until I came here. We have a lizard called forest lizard (Zootoca vivipara) and I have seen one a few times now.