Wednesday 1st April - All 25 seen

At 16:20 this afternoon, cows 72, 214, 234, and 940, along with steer 227, were lying down, resting and chewing their cud on the hillside near ///police.myths.issue, north of Horse Pond. Steers 30, 222, 228, and 270 were grazing contentedly to the northeast. Youngster 222 was especially friendly, wandering over and greeting me with gentle head rubs. He thoroughly enjoyed long neck, shoulder, and back rubs. Steers 20, 33, 35, 217, 219, 220, 230, and 271 were enjoying plenty of fresh grass in the pasture to the southeast, near ///exams.duos.spun. They were all friendly, coming over to say hello and enjoy strokes as I made my way around checking on them.

Gradually, the boys drifted northwest, eventually joining the group of four steers. The boys all continued to graze together, enjoying more grass as well as some heather and gorse. By the time I said my goodbyes at 17:20, they had begun moving towards the girls and steer 227. All seventeen were happy, relaxed, and in good condition.

At 17:30, older steer 21 and the seven Sussex cattle were grazing near ///vandalism.mule.could, southwest of the covered reservoir. As I made my way to them, they had been grazing very close to the southern edge of the new boundary installed to prevent access to Gelvert via the gate at the water treatment compound. They had moved further southwest by the time I arrived. The Sussex cattle were all friendly, wandering over to say hello and enjoy some strokes. Cows 211 and 212 were especially friendly, enjoying neck scratches and thanking me with some licks. Older steer 21 drifted further southwest, crossing the path and grazing near the Gelvert fence line. They were all content, relaxed, and looking well. I said my goodbyes at 18:00, leaving them grazing on the hillside just southeast of where I had first found them.

The cows were all good today.