Thursday 6th March - All 25 seen

Yearling 271 was relaxing and chewing his cud among the trees near ///dared.raven.funky, not far from the water tower, at 13:40 this afternoon. Nearby, steers 21, 35, 219, 220, and 270, along with cow 72, were happily grazing. After a while, they wandered north and began to relax and chew their cud. Youngster 219 was particularly friendly, enjoying a long back scratch. By 14:10, the group had climbed the hill and started foraging among the trees near ///scale.unsecured.point. Shortly after, they continued east toward Sandy Hill. All seven were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

The seven Sussexes had regrouped and were grazing near ///growl.pining.fizzled, at the Shell garage end of the site, at 14:15. Initially, the boys were a little further east, grazing deep in the gorse bushes, but soon wandered along to join the girls. Cow 211 was especially affectionate today, coming over to greet me before enjoying a long neck rub and rewarding me with gentle head rubs and licks. All seven were happy and in good health.

The remaining eleven cattle were well spread out from ///erase.rewrites.knots to ///quail.early.bottom, near the Gelvert fence line, at 15:05. They were happily grazing as they moved north toward the covered reservoir. They were all friendly, stopping to say hello, with several enjoying strokes. Youngsters 227 and 230 especially enjoyed back and neck rubs. By 15:30, the group had come together and started grazing in the swampy area near ///goad.joked.airship, south of the reservoir, feasting on long grass and gorse. I stayed with them for a while before the underfoot conditions forced me to bid them farewell. All eleven were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

The cows were all good today.