Saturday 11th January - All 25 seen

Steers 30, 217, 219, 220, 227, 230, 270, and 271, along with cows 72, 234 and 940, were found to the south of James Bond Pond at 09:30 this morning. Several were relaxing in the sunshine, chewing their cud, while others happily grazed in the gorse bushes. Youngster 230 was especially friendly and thoroughly enjoying a good neck and back rub. Youngster 219's right foot appeared fine today. However, yearling 270 had a tick bite on his left shoulder. It wasn't causing him any issues, and he didn't mind me giving the area a gentle rub. All eleven cattle were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

At 10:25, older steers 20 and 35, along with youngster 228, were grazing on gorse near ///rucksack.flux.became at the Shell garage end of the site. They were happy, relaxed, and in excellent condition.

At 10:45, another group of eleven cattle were spread out grazing further west near ///wand.approve.cuter. They were happily munching on heather and gorse, gradually emerging from the bushes to greet me and be checked. Cow 211 enjoyed a long neck and ear rub, which was easier thanks to her missing collar. Soon after, the group began to come together and rest, relaxing and chewing their cud in the warm sunshine. Sussex steers 197 and 1626, along with cow 1396, played a great game of hide-and-seek. I eventually found them at 11:30, deep in the thicket near the perimeter fence at ///quirky.digests.spell. It appeared that the dense thicket was preventing cow 1396's collar from generating a signal, with the boys also missing their collars. All eleven cattle were in good health.

By 11:50, the group of three steers were relaxing and chewing their cud in the sunshine, close to where they'd been found earlier. The first group of eleven cattle had moved slightly west of James Bond Pond by 12:05 and were grazing happily.

The site was very icy today, especially on the tracks at the Shell garage end, which were like ice rinks in places. I broke the ice on numerous puddles to provide additional drinking water and hope the sun will melt more of the ice before the cattle venture too far, as the underfoot conditions were treacherous in places.

The cows were all good today.