Sunday 2nd March - All 25 seen - steer 228 has a scratch just above his front right hoof

Steers 217, 227, and 271, along with cow 234, were at Horse Pond at 09:40 this morning. After a quick greeting, steer 217 and cow 234 disappeared into the gorse bushes for breakfast. Both looked happy and well. Meanwhile, youngster 227 and yearling 271 set off west along the main path, happy for me to walk with them.

By 09:55, the boys had reached ///vies.rents.tentacles, where they met steers 33, 220, 222, and 228, along with cow 72. The group was resting at the side of the path, chewing their cud in the sunshine. I noticed a small amount of blood on the hair just above youngster 228's front right hoof, but there was no visible injury, and he was walking normally. It's likely he caught it on a gorse bush. The group was friendly, greeting me as I checked on them. They were all happy, relaxed, and in good condition. I suspected they were waiting for the other two, but when they still hadn't joined by 10:15, the group of seven continued west.

At 10:35, steers 20, 21, 30, 35, and 270, along with cows 214 and 940, were enjoying heather near ///depths.wide.ally, in the area beneath the Lookout to the northwest. After grazing for a while, they started to rest and chew their cud in the sunshine. All seven were in good health.

Steer 210 and cows 211 and 212 were munching on gorse growing among the dense bracken near ///lyrics.dads.polar, east of the Lookout at 10:55. The other four Sussexes, along with steers 219 and 230, were spread out grazing to the south. The terrain in that area was particularly swampy, so it took some time to make my way around them. However, they all seemed well.

By 11:45, steer 210 had settled in the bracken near ///swoop.fussy.colder, basking in the sunshine while chewing his cud. Several others soon joined him. Not long after, the cattle from the second group began making their way over, led by cow 940, who quickly joined those lying in the bracken. A short while later, I glanced up at the Lookout and spotted cow 214 standing alone at the top. She carefully navigated her way down the side of the hill to join the others, pausing for a drink and a back rub along the way.

I said my goodbyes around 12:30, with the entire group—except for steers 35 and 219—resting peacefully. The boys were still grazing but were slowly making their way back toward the main group.

The cows were all good today.