Newt in the water butt!

Cleaning out an old water butt earlier today as there was a load of mud / rotting vegetation in the bottom - when out popped a newt! We put it in a bucket with some mud and took it over to some dark, damp vegetation (seen newts and frogs there before). It readily started to walk out of the bucket so it was no worse for it's ordeal. Not sure, but is it a smooth newt?

Shirl



Newt_WaterButt by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr