Since I started this blog in May I've had lots of face-to-face comments on it - mostly positive. Thank you!
I'm trying to write about what I think and believe, rather than what I'm doing, because I hope that is more interesting. In fact, you might get the impression from this blog that I do no work at all!
I've been asked how many people are reading this blog - and the answer is that we don't really know because the system is on the blink! But some of these posts get well over 400 reads (and it might be a lot more - we aren't sure!). But the readership certainly includes government Ministers and other politicians, civil servants, journalists, RSPB supporters, the National Farmers' Union, RSPB detractors, Natural England staff, RSPB staff, Environment Agency staff, quite a few birdwatchers and someone who calls themselves Sooty!
Apart from my reader called Sooty - who has posted many comments here - I'm not getting many comments posted by you, our readers! If you do want to comment on the posts then you do have to register first (so that we can ban you if you try to be too rude!) and then you are very welcome to comment. I'd like to see a few more comments if you have them.
If you are a new reader then I've tagged my favourite 10 posts so that you can see the range of subjects that I write about. It's a mixture of very bird-related subjects and more general environmental comments - because, after all, all government and business actions affect the wildlife around us for good or ill.
And if you haven't had enough of me (I guess you have!) - if you'd like to link up on Facebook then you'll find me as Mark Ian Avery - send a message that you read my blog and we can link up as friends there.
Hi Mark quite funny,seems you are sure I am not a minister or other politicians or what might be termed important but I can live with that.Seems a pity having so many readers you get so few comments especially so far even when I disagree with you the blog is still published,of course quite a difference between disagreeing and being rude.Hope you get more people comment as surely everyone can register and it would be interesting for both of us to know what these 400 readers think of both of us,it seems unbelievable to have 400 readers and perhaps only one comment after all you don't bite much.
Sooty - I have no idea who you are - but you are important to me! best wishes Mark
definitely not had enough of you Mark. Ihave read all of your blogs with great interest, don't stop. Glad you take the time to keep us informed.