Thursday 17th April - All 25 seen

Eleven members of the Caesar's original herd were grazing in the thicket at the Royal Pavilion end of the site, near ///badly.joke.pardon, at 17:00 this afternoon. They were enjoying plenty of leaves from the various bushes. They were very friendly, pausing to come over and say hello, with most enjoying some strokes. Youngster 219 was particularly friendly, thoroughly enjoying a long neck rub. The pair seen together yesterday had split up, with yearling 271 now part of this group. All eleven were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

At 17:30, youngster 227 was grazing near ///protests.tall.suitably, while steers 30 and 230 were eating in a swampy area to the west. Steer 227 stopped to enjoy a back scratch before resuming his grazing. Youngster 230 also waded over to say hello and happily received a neck rub. All three were happy and looking healthy.

Older steer 21 was grazing beside the path near ///equality.soggy.cove at 17:45. Nearby, steers 220 and 270, along with cow 72, were enjoying a variety of leaves while foraging among the trees to the south. Steer 21 later crossed over to join them in the shade. All four appeared content and in good condition.

At 18:20, five of the Sussex cattle were grazing at the western end of Sandy Hill near ///boater.flats.testy. They were friendly and curious, stopping to greet me and enjoy some strokes before continuing along the track to the northeast, making the most of the grass and leafy plants along the way.

By 18:40, Sussex cow 1396 and steer 1626 were grazing southeast of James Bond Pond, near ///chaos.pill.leads. They were enjoying the fresh grass in the last of the afternoon sunshine. Both were happy and healthy.

As I was leaving at 19:10, nine members of the first group were grazing to the north of the covered reservoir, closer to Bourley Road. Steers 33 and 217 were slightly behind the others, grazing further east along the path near the road.

The cows were all good today.