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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Wednesday 23rd October

I struggled to locate all the flock today - searched for 1.5 hours, plus it's very foggy this morning. 
4 by the Plum Pudding  (2 WFW & 2 Shetland)
16 in the main sloped paddock (2 WFW & 14 Shetland)
11 in the Woodland basin up the steep walls (3 WFW & 8 Shetland) 
Only 41 sheep located, all in good order. One Shetland (picture below) clearly
had a fight with a bush or failed at a DIY camouflage class. I managed to remove the majority of the branches off him. 

All 3 water troughs full, nuts 25% full.
Gunshots heard from the farmland sound of the reserve again.

All Gates and fencing in order. 1 dog walker spotted, dog on lead. 
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