Saturday 13th September - All 25 seen

At 09:30 this morning, a mixed group of twenty-three cattle were spread out grazing in a wide circle around ///honey.coffee.text, at the eastern end of the site. They were still damp from the earlier rain but were quickly drying in the sunshine. The herd were especially friendly today, taking turns to come over to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes and rubs. By 10.35, cows 72 and 940, along with steer 20, had moved east across the main path to browse leaves and forage for acorns in the woodland near ///resort.wings.trucks. All twenty-three cattle were happy, relaxed and in good condition. At 11.15, nine cattle had wandered west to drink from Horse Pond, including older steer 35, who was looking well. The scratch on his right side appeared less pink, and new hair already seemed to be growing back. At 11.30, Sussex steer 197 and cow 211 were grazing among the bushes near ///large.keys.crinkled, west of James Bond Pond. Both very friendly, happily accepting back scratches as they grazed before stepping out for long neck rubs. Cow 211 was particularly affectionate, rewarding me with gentle head rubs and licks. By noon, they had moved to the grassy islands just north of the water tower to continue grazing. Both were content, healthy, and looking well. On the way back to the Sandy Bowl, I came across a smaller group of steers—35, 210, and 271—foraging for acorns near ///vented.safe.starfish at 12:10. About ten minutes later, cows 72, 214, and 940, together with steers 20, 30, and 222, were resting on one of the grassy islands at the Sandy Bowl, while the rest of the herd continued grazing further west. Youngster 222 was especially relaxed, thoroughly enjoying a long neck rub before stretching out fully on his side to enjoy an extended belly and side scratch. Afterwards, he got up and thanked me with gentle head rubs. I said my goodbyes at 13:00 as a heavy shower passed through. It was great to spend some quiet, peaceful time with the herd today. It was also lovely to meet Kiran towards the end of my visit. The cows were all good today.

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