Sunday 10th November - All 24 seen

Cow 214 and steer 227 were standing on the grassy islands in the Sandy Bowl at 11:40 this morning. They were both happy and enjoyed back rubs. Youngster 219 was grazing on the patch of grass at the far eastern end of the area, looking happy and relaxed. Just after 11:50, youngster 217 wandered in from the southwest and joined cow 214.

While checking on steer 217, I heard loud mooing coming from the wooded area to the south. I quickly headed over and found Sussex steer 197 near ///lights.lake.toast around noon. It appeared he had become separated from the others and was being particularly vocal about it. He seemed relieved to see a familiar face and began to settle down. I persuaded him to follow me, and we set off toward the next group of cows.

By 12:10, the other six Sussex cattle, along with cows 72 and 940 and steers 20 and 271, were grazing in the pasture near ///traps.sonic.reeling. They appeared fairly relaxed, with most coming over to greet me. Steer 197 seemed pleased to reunite with the other Sussexes. About ten minutes later, older steers 33 and 35 arrived from the northeast, mooing loudly as they approached. Steer 35 stopped for a good scratch against a tree branch, while steer 33 went and greeted cow 72. The group continued grazing, slowly moving southwest toward Horse Pond.

Meanwhile, cow 234, along with steers 21, 30 and 220, were resting deep in the bushes near ///pelt.tagging.infants on Hungry Hill just after 12:30. They were lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud, all appearing well.

As I descended Hungry Hill, I noticed the second group had started grazing in the pasture north of Horse Pond. A few of them were once again quite vocal.

At 12:50, I returned to the Sandy Bowl to find steers 222, 230 and 271 had joined the initial group of four. All but steer 219 were lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud together. Steer 219 was grazing near the trees to the west. After a few minutes, he began mooing, prompting the others to get up and slowly walk towards him. Eventually, the entire group disappeared into the thicket.

The cows were all good today. However, they seemed a bit unsettled and unusually vocal.