Leon, he what got me into it!
This is my mate, Leon. It was his idea to go to the WWT centre at Barnes in the first place. He had heard that there had been a release of a number of Watervoles and wanted to go along to see them. It didn't take much for him to talk me into going along, after all we are very lucky to to live quite close by with a direct bus link. We never have seen a vole to this day (29th Dec 2005) although we have seen plenty of sign.
Leon has taken to birdwatching like 'a duck to water' and has installed a feeding station outside his window. He has taken many photographs of a very good standard.
Both being new to birdwatching we are able to 'bounce' ideas off one another. Leons' zany sense of humour often has me in gales of laughter - he often sees the funny side of a dismal situation - for which I have been grateful several times whilst sitting in a freezing cold hide
