Wednesday 6th May - All 25 seen

At 17:15 this afternoon, steers 197, 210, 219, and 1640, along with cow 212, were resting in the pasture near ///caked.rank.occurs, north of Hungry Hill. Cow 1396 was grazing nearby and, after wandering over to say hello, lay down beside the others. Cow 211 was browsing on gorse in the bushes on the hillside to the northeast. The group were all very friendly, enjoying plenty of strokes as I made my way around checking on them. Steers 197 and 219 stretched right out on their sides, completely at ease and clearly enjoying the attention. All seven cattle were happy, relaxed, and in good condition. At 17:50, steers 20, 21, 33, and 1626 were grazing in the thicket to the east of Horse Pond, while youngster 230 grazed out in the open nearer the northeastern corner. Youngster 220 was grazing among the bushes along the eastern bank of the pond, while youngster 222 was standing in the pond nearer the woodland to the west. He soon stepped out as I approached, keen to say hello and enjoy a long neck and back scratch. A while later, while I was spending more time with youngster 230, who had moved to graze on the grassy area near ///circus.hers.fault, youngster 217 was grazing about 60 metres further west. All eight boys were happy and healthy. By 18:25, cows 72, 214, 234, and 940, along with steers 228, 270, and 271, were grazing along the sides of the main path near ///stow.logic.dividers. The group gradually made their way through the dense row of gorse bushes on the far side of the path before heading down to the swampy area near ///rattler.butlers.hits to continue grazing. Cow 214 preferred to stay by the path and browse the gorse bushes to the south. All seven were happy, relaxed, and looking well. Finally, at 18:50, steer 30 was grazing in the swampy area southeast of the covered reservoir, near ///pods.change.noble, while youngster 227 grazed on the hillside further to the southeast. He soon began making his way over for plenty of scratches. Older steer 35 was grazing north of the reservoir, but wandered around to join the other two by 19:10. The boys were content, relaxed, and in good condition. As I was leaving at 19:40, youngsters 222 and 230 were grazing in the heather on the hillside north of Horse Pond. Cow 214 had moved south and joined steers 217, 220, and 1396 grazing at the foot of Sandy Hill, south of the pond. Older steers 20, 21, and 33 were grazing further northeast near ///expel.toggle.hurt. I said my goodbyes at 20:00, leaving them all happy. The cows were all good today.