Sunday 29th December - All 25 seen

It was another very foggy morning on Caesar's, with drizzle giving way to a cold chill in the air.

A mixed group of ten cattle were gathered at their favourite Sandy Hill corner at 09:50 this morning. They were relaxing and chewing their cud. While there was no drizzle, the cows were all rather wet. Steers 33, 210, 217, and 271, along with cow 1396, were grazing deep in the gorse bushes but soon emerged to say hello before joining the others. Yearling 270 was munching on leaves along by the pillbox, while cows 214 and 234 grazed on gorse near Hungry Hill. By 10:20 the girls had wandered along to join the group, bringing the total to eighteen. When I left shortly after 10:25, all were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

At 10:45, steer 20 and cow 72 were grazing in the gorse and heather northeast of James Bond Pond, near ///noun.voted.crisper. Although I suspected a third cow was nearby, I couldn't find them!! Moving towards the Lookout, I found steer 35 at 10:55, relaxing and chewing his cud the on the corner near ///scarf.dunk.gullible. Nearby, steer 21 was grazing in the heather, while steers 30 and 227 were munching on gorse bushes on the slope behind. 

Returning to steer 20 and cow 72, I discovered I wasn't the only one looking for the missing cow. The pair were mooing and searching for their friend without any success. In the end, they followed me back to where I'd found the four steers earlier, and at 11:25, we found cow 940 calmly relaxing on the corner. All seven cattle appeared happy, relaxed, and in good condition.

Today marked the Thames Motorcycle Club's annual Mike Kemp Classic Trial on Hungry Hill, which began at 10:30. Despite having the entire site at their disposal, the group of seventeen cattle decided to wander along to Hungry Hill to graze 🤣. When I checked on them at 11:45, they were well spread out, peacefully grazing in the thicket and staying off the tracks being used by the motorbikes. I stayed with them until 12:15, and they continued grazing happily, completely unbothered by the activity around them.

The cows were all good today