Peter Jones Wildlife blog

Excellent mini-beast hunting around the local nature reserve this afternoon. 6 Common Lizards, and 3 Slow Worms seen, (one of the Slow Worms photo'd). Also a Frog, and a Common Shrew. Plenty of Brimstone Butterflies on the wing with a Peacock and Comma also seen.

A typically slow start to the year. Tried my luck searching for Adder along the South West coast path in Devon, but to no avail. Did see the Humpback Whale off the coast though, which is more of a Maxi-beast!

Nice footage of a confiding Yellowhammer in Devon yesterday. Cirl Bunting in the background, which was also seen distantly. Also Stonechats were numerous along the coastal path, with Fulmar offshore. Further down the coast at Slapton, Great Northern Diver and Red-throated Divers were seen along with Common Scoter. The Humpback Whale, present now for three weeks, showed well in the scope later in the evening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp8CC8dc2CA&feature=share