Saturday 19th April - All 25 seen - steer 210 has new bald patches on his back and sides. Lots of rubbish at the Royal Pavilion end of the site.

The seven Sussex cattle were grazing at the Royal Pavilion end of the site, near ///plays.loss.crazy at 09:30 this morning. They were enjoying the fresh grass and leaves from the surrounding bushes. They were all very friendly, coming over to say hello and enjoy some strokes. By 10:05, they had gradually moved southeast toward the main path.

Steer 210 has developed new bald patches on his back and sides. While this could be him shedding his winter coat, it looks more like a repeat of his earlier hair loss from mites. He also has numerous ticks around his front “armpits”. He thoroughly enjoyed a long back rub, wriggling around to ensure I reached all his itchy spots. Otherwise, the group appeared happy and relaxed.

There was a lot of rubbish in the area, especially around ///early.dome.ruled. I picked up what I could with the one carrier bag I had. This area has had issues with litter before.

At 10:20, steers 33, 35, 227, 228, 230, 270 and 271, along with cow 214, were grazing in the pasture opposite their favourite Sandy Hill corner. Older steer 30 and youngster 220 were in the gorse near the pillbox, but soon emerged to join the others.  Cow 214 and steer 227 reached the corner first, with steer 227 munching on the grass growing through the recently built verge. All ten were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

By 10:55, steers 21, 217, 219 and 222, along with cow 234, were grazing northeast of the water tower. They were enjoying plenty of grass and leaves. The final three, steer 20 and cows 72 and 940, were grazing further northwest under the trees near ///vocal.data.tram. All eight were happy and healthy.

The cows were all good today.