Wednesday 28th May - All 25 seen

At 17:00 this afternoon, the seven Sussex cattle were gathered to the west of James Bond Pond, near ///vies.claw.tastes. Steers 197 and 1640, along with cow 211, were huddled together, resting and chewing their cud, while steer 210 stood nearby. The other three were grazing but soon settled down to rest. All seven were happy, relaxed, and looking well.

By 17:30, older steers 20, 21, and 30 were lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud in the bracken near ///safari.boxer.apart. They had recently climbed up from the pasture to the northwest and were having a well-earned rest. Further east, steer 33 was enjoying plenty of fresh grass, while steers 35 and 230 were munching among the bracken near ///conforms.runs.soon. Steer 230 quickly came over for a hello and thoroughly enjoyed a long back and neck rub. All six looked happy, healthy, and content.

At 17:55, the remaining twelve members of the Caesar's original herd were resting in the valley near ///tester.peach.crawled. They were all standing, quietly chewing their cud. Youngster 227 enjoyed a back rub before lying down to rest. After a while, the group gradually wandered east to graze on the hillside, most favouring the swampy ground. Youngster 222 was especially friendly, coming down for an extra-long head and neck rub, rewarding me with gentle head rubs. All twelve were happy, relaxed, and in good health.

As I was leaving at 18:40, older steer 35 was still happily grazing, while the other five steers were lying down, peacefully chewing their cud. I said my goodbyes about ten minutes later.

The cows were all good today.