Tuesday 8th July - All 25 seen

At 16:50 this afternoon, twelve of the Caesar's original herd were in the cow shed. They were very friendly as I moved around checking on then. Most were standing chewing their cud, with a few lying down relaxing. After a while, a couple wandered off for a drink from the nearby stream.

At 17:20, steers 33, 222, and 230 were grazing contentedly in the thicket to the northwest near ///poses.moats.putter, enjoying the long grass. All three looked happy, relaxed, and in good condition.

By 17:35, steers 33 and 222 made wandered back to the cow shed. I followed and spent more time with the first group, who were either grazing, lying down inside the shed, or resting in the shade chewing their cud. Youngster 227 was guarding the wooden footbridge, but after a neck rub, he let me past. I also discovered Sussex steer 1626 had joined the group — I hadn’t seen him earlier and have no idea where he’d been hiding.

At 18:10, older steers 20, 21, and 33 were happily grazing in the warm evening sunshine in the pasture near ///rises.bits.dull. Although there were plenty of flies about, they didn’t seem too bothered and all looked healthy and content. The scratch on steer 20's right side looked much the same as yesterday.

The final six Sussex cattle were grazing in the tall grass north of James Bond Pond near ///crescendo.tops.twin at 18:40. They were very friendly, with several coming over to say hello. All six were relaxed, happy, and looking well.

By 19:05, the first group of sixteen cattle had moved into the pasture north of the covered reservoir, grazing contentedly in the evening sunshine and gradually looping east around the reservoir. I said my goodbyes at 19:30, leaving them all peacefully grazing.

I also noted that the second burnt-out car on-site still hasn’t been removed.

The cows were all good today.