Monday 9th November - All 25 seen

 Between 06:45 - 09:00 on a nice foggy morning 

All have been seen in 3 groups 

///books.cabinets.extent this group of 10, 020,033,072,227,1640,214,212,197,210 and 021, were between the horse pond and the sandy bowl. All were good, a couple were still lying down but most were up looking for their breakfast. Sarah was friendly as always enjoying an early morning back and neck rub.

///elevated.mothering.emptied the next group of 10, 211,1396,219,030,1626,220,234,217,940 and 035, were north east of the horse pond not far from the first group. By the time I got to these they were busy eating leaves, heather and the odd patch of grass. All were good with the ever friendly 211 stopping for her back to be scratched.

The final 5, 228,222,270,271 and 230 were near the benches at the lookout. Predictably 222 was straight over to greet me want his back and neck scratched.

All the cattle were good this morning.

Sunday 8th November - All 25 seen

At 08:50 this morning, older steer 21 was standing on the cattle's favourite corner of Sandy Hill, relaxing and chewing his cud. It was another chilly and foggy morning, but he seemed perfectly content and was happy to stand and enjoy a lengthy neck and back scratch. Before long, steers 30, 33, 219 and 1626, along with cows 212 and 1396, emerged from the gorse bushes to join us. They were all very friendly, coming over to greet me and enjoy plenty of strokes. Cows 72 and 234 remained in the bushes, grazing, but both eventually wandered over to say hello before returning to their breakfast.

By 09:20, Sussex steers 197 and 1640 were browsing among the gorse bushes beyond the pill box. After I said my goodbyes, both followed me back to join the group on the corner. Shortly after 09:30, youngster 220 was munching on grass to the east of the corner, near ///policy.haunt.firmly, while steers 20 and 210, along with cow 211, were grazing peacefully on the hillside. A short time later, I spotted cow 214 at the bottom of the hill, near ///cackling.utter.brink, so I wandered down to check on her. She welcomed me with a loud moo and was soon enjoying a long back scratch. Youngster 227 then came wandering out of the bushes behind her and joined us, also keen to say hello.

After spending a while with them, I returned to the corner at 10:00 to find that the group had grown considerably. Cows 72 and 234 had come out of the bushes and were now joined by cow 940. Steers 35 and 217 were also nearby, grazing in the gorse bushes. Sussex steer 1640 was looking very majestic, relaxing and chewing his cud on top of the grass mound. I said my goodbyes around 10:20, leaving the group resting peacefully.

At 10:30, youngsters 270 and 271 were grazing in the heather southwest of the Lookout, near ///flaked.excavate.wolf. The fog was particularly thick around the Lookout, where visibility was practically zero. Both boys came over to give me a warm welcome, taking turns to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes and rubs. Youngster 222 must have heard me talking to them, as he soon emerged from the gorse bushes and came straight over to greet me with head rubs before settling in for a back scratch. A short time later, youngster 228 also appeared and patiently waited his turn for some fuss.

By 10:55, there was no sign of youngster 230, so I went looking for him, accompanied by youngster 222. I found him happily nibbling on gorse in the open area near ///events.arose.stopped. After a friendly welcome, he positioned himself for a lengthy back scratch, enthusiastically shifting around to make sure I reached all his itchy spots. Before long, youngster 222 also came over, making it quite clear that he wanted some attention. I ended up scratching 230 with my left hand and 222 with my right! Around 11:20, we wandered back to join the others, who had settled in the heather to rest. They were all happy to enjoy more strokes while resting, with youngster 228 even stretching out on his side for a long belly rub. I said my goodbyes at 11:50, leaving them all relaxing and chewing their cud.

As I was leaving around midday, steers 20, 210 and 227, along with cow 214, were looking very comfortable resting among the bracken on the slope of Sandy Hill, near ///humans.reverses.debt. The other sixteen cattle had moved along to graze on Hungry Hill.

The cattle were all good today.

Saturday 7th November - All 25 seen

At 09:20 this morning, steer 219 and cow 1396 were grazing together among the heather in the pasture west of James Bond Pond, near ///funny.heat.dizziness. It was another chilly and very foggy start to the morning over on Caesar's. They were both very friendly, taking turns to come over to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes. Youngster 219 quickly positioned himself for a neck scratch before stepping forward for a lengthy back scratch. By 09:40, steer 1640 was browsing in the gorse bushes further southwest near ///robots.elect.eaten, while steer 1626 was grazing about 130 metres further northwest, near ///helpful.baker.vital. Both came out of the bushes to say hello and be checked, happily accepting plenty of strokes. Afterwards, steer 1626 followed me back to where steer 219 and cow 1396 were grazing. Youngster 219 spotted me approaching again and, as though he'd forgotten all about his first back scratch, wandered over for an even longer second one!

At 10:30, cow 211 and steers 35, 210, 217, 220 and 222 were all resting and chewing their cud among the heather near ///mills.huddle.lend, south of James Bond Pond. Cow 211 and steer 222 were quick to get up and come over to say hello and enjoy plenty of fuss, returning the affection with plenty of head rubs and licks. The others were all friendly too, and were happy to be approached for their checks. Youngster 227 was grazing in the gorse bushes to the southeast, while steers 33 and 197 were grazing together in the gorse bushes to the north. All three emerged from the bushes to greet me. Before saying my goodbyes, youngster 222 thoroughly enjoyed a long shoulder and back scratch before coming to rest at my feet. All nine were happy, relaxed and looking well.

At 11:35, steers 21, 30 and 228 had gathered near ///hound.builders.shark on Sandy Hill to relax and chew their cud. Youngster 271 was grazing on gorse growing along the sides of the track on the slope before climbing up and joining the boys. By 11:55, cow 940 was lying down and relaxing among the bracken on the slope of Sandy Hill near ///fidgeted.bride.aced. She enjoyed a neck and ear rub while resting. Cows 72, 212 and 234 were grazing nearby, but all came over to say hello and enjoy plenty of attention.

By 12:20, I returned to the top of the hill to find that steer 20 and cow 214 had joined the group of four boys. Steer 20 had been grazing with steer 230 earlier on the slope further west. I wandered along and found youngster 230 lying down and chewing his cud in the bracken near ///overture.lightly.harsh. He was well hidden, but was happy to be approached and enjoyed plenty of strokes. Cow 214 had been grazing with steer 270 earlier on the slope of the hill below the pillbox. However, youngster 270 had wandered off by himself, heading north towards the Lookout. I wandered over and found him resting near ///curries.shame.reset, southwest of the Lookout at 12:50. Although alone, he appeared absolutely fine and was happy for me to sit down beside him for a while. As I was concerned about him being on his own so far from the other groups, at 13:10 I started to walk him slowly towards the second group of cattle, who were still resting where I'd left them earlier.

By 13:30, he was reunited with the second group, who had all got to their feet when they heard his mooing as we approached. His mooing also attracted youngster 230 from his position on Sandy Hill, and he came over to join the group too. By the time I said my final goodbyes at 13:50, the group had started to drift off towards the pond. 

The cattle were all good today.