Wednesday 31st December - All 25 seen

At 09:45 this morning, cow 940 was browsing the gorse in the bushes to the northeast of James Bond Pond. She was very friendly, coming straight over to say hello and enjoying plenty of strokes. After a while, she followed me out into the pasture to the west where steers 30, 35, 220, 228, and 1626 were enjoying lots of frost-tipped gorse and heather.  They were all happy, relaxed, and looking well despite the rather chilly start to the morning.

At 10:35, the remaining nineteen cattle were spread out grazing in the pasture and the two deep rows of gorse bushes to the south of James Bond Pond. They were all very friendly as I made my way round checking on them, with many coming over to greet me and enjoy some attention. I spent a good while with them, and they were all content, relaxed, and looking well.

By 12:15, most had settled down to rest in the sunshine in smaller groups, either lining the southernmost track by the pond, or in the pasture to the south. Older steers 20 and 21, along with youngsters 219 and 222, were still happily foraging for acorns nearby.

Will do a full update and add some photos later.