Sunday 5th April - All 25 seen

Happy Easter!

At 10:00 this morning, the cattle were spread out grazing in the sunshine in the areas on either side of the path, from steers 21 and 33 near ///stuffy.piled.issue to youngsters 227 and 230 in the thicket west of the area below the Lookout. By 10:35, a mixed group of fourteen cattle—Sussexes 197, 210, 211, 212, and 1396, along with steers 20, 21, 33, 30, 35, 219, 227, and 230, plus cow 234—had gathered in the open area near ///fired.dining.spenders to rest and chew their cud. They were all very friendly, coming over to greet me, with most enjoying plenty of scratches. They were all happy, relaxed, and looking well. When I wandered off at 10:55 to check a group of nine near ///steady.cans.lobster, the group of fourteen followed. Youngster 220 was enjoying some fresh grass near the path to the west, while cows 72, 214, and 940, along with steers 217, 222, 228, 270, and 271, were spread out, resting and chewing their cud. Except for steer 30, who wandered off to the southeast to browse gorse, the rest of the larger group settled down beside their herd mates. They all looked very comfortable and were happy to be approached, enjoying plenty of strokes and rubs while resting. Not long after arriving, youngster 222 got up to greet me with gentle head rubs before thoroughly enjoying a long neck and back scratch. By 11:15, Sussex steers 1626 and 1640, who had been grazing in the gorse to the south of the Lookout, also wandered along and joined the group, pausing briefly to say hello as they passed. I then spent some quiet time with the herd, moving among them and giving each one some attention in turn. As I was saying my goodbyes at 12:15, steer 30 returned from his grazing and was preparing to lie down with the others. The cows were all good today.