(09:30) Found the herd grazing at the base of the hill where Bob left them around K/L 21/22. Watched them for a while, all seemed well - didn't notice one with a limp, although there was one black adult with white face sitting the whole time in the middle of the herd while the others were all quite active. Very difficult to count - they were all wandering about, and the calves easily disappear when they sit down! My counts came up around 36-43.
A rather boisterous dog ran into the herd barking at them, but they didn't seem unduly bothered - they closed ranks and faced him down. He soon got the message to leave alone.
Passed by again at around 11:00, the entire herd was on the move, on/by the track M22-ish heading towards Long Bottom.
Tuesday 26th May - All 25 seen - Sussex steer 1640 has a wound on his left rear hip and is struggling to bend his left rear leg
At 18:45 this evening, cows 72 and 940, along with steers 20, 30, 33, 217, 220, 228, 230, 270, and 271, were gathered on the grassy bank at ...
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