Sunday 22nd December - All 25 seen

At 09:50 this morning, youngsters 217 and 227, along with yearling 270, were grazing deep within the gorse bushes near ///sits.tenure.composts. Steers 217 and 227 occasionally poked their heads out, but yearling 270 stayed completely hidden. I could hear him rustling around but couldn't catch a glimpse. Since they didn’t seem in any hurry to emerge, I decided to check on them again later.

The other fifteen members of the Caesar's original herd were gathered at their favourite Sandy Hill corner at 10:15. Most were relaxing and chewing their cud in the sunshine, despite a chilly, blustery wind. They were very friendly and came over to greet me. Youngsters 219 and 220, along with yearling 271, were grazing in the gorse bushes north of the path but soon came out to say hello, allowing me to check them. Before long, they joined the rest of the group at the corner. All fifteen cattle were happy, relaxed, and in good condition.

At 10:45, Sussex steers 197 and 1640, along with cow 211, were munching on gorse at the end of Hungry Hill near ///hiked.chart.invest. The remaining four Sussexes were grazing on heather nearby, along the slope of Sandy Hill. After some time, the first three joined the others on the hill. All seven Sussexes appeared happy and healthy.

By 11:05, the group of fifteen cattle had begun moving east along Sandy Hill. It looked like they might meet up with the Sussexes, but shortly before reaching them, they veered southeast into the wooded area and started grazing in the thicket.

I returned to check on the first three steers soon after and found them still happily grazing in the same bushes. At 11:25, yearling 270 finally emerged near ///stressed.grips.fussed to greet me. He stood beside me for a while, relaxing and chewing his cud. I stayed with him for about ten minutes, hoping the other two might come out, but they remained focused on grazing. After saying goodbye, yearling 270 wandered back into the bushes to continue grazing.

The cows were all good today.