Tuesday 23rd September - All 25 seen

At 16:15 this afternoon, the seven Sussex cattle and steer 219 were grazing near ///jeep.thumb.dance, at the Shell garage end of the site. They were enjoying plenty of grass and leaves from the bushes, but were happy to pause their grazing to enjoy some strokes. They had wandered along from the woodland to the east, with cow 212 the last to arrive. All eight were happy, relaxed, and looking well. By 16.40, cows 214 and 234, along with steers 33, 217, and 222, were resting on the grassy islands northeast of the water tower, near ///fortified.snows.host. Youngster 222 was his usual affectionate self, enjoying plenty of strokes before getting up for a long neck and back rub. The scratch on cow 234's neck had fully healed and was no longer visible. Meanwhile, youngster 230 was grazing to the south, youngster 220 had wandered northwest for some alone time while chewing his cud, and older steer 20 was contentedly grazing further northwest still. All eight were happy, relaxed, and in good condition. At 17:05, older steers 21 and 30 were foraging for acorns under the trees at the foot of Sandy Hill, near ///plums.scanty.thighs. Both were happy and healthy. At 17:25, cows 72 and 940, along with yearlings 270 and 271, were grazing in the woodland near ///bends.exhale.trio. I arrived just as they had moved down from the higher ground to the north, having spent a good while grazing in the thicket on the far side of the path. They gradually made their way south to forage for acorns under the trees at the edge of the woodland. After a while, the yearlings wandered off to the east, mooing several times—perhaps to encourage the cows to follow. All four were happy, relaxed, and in good condition. Finally, at 17:50, youngsters 227 and 228 were grazing near ///event.mental.minus, at the eastern end of the site, while older steer 35 was enjoying plenty of long grass in the pasture to the north. Steer 227 was especially friendly, coming over to greet me and enjoy a long back rub. The boys were all happy, relaxed and looking well. As I made my back to Sandy Hill at 18:25, I passed cows 72 and 940 grazing in the pasture east of Horse Pond. Older steers 21 and 30 had moved east and were foraging for acorns near ///glares.fired.brambles, southwest of Horse Pond. As I was preparing to leave, yearlings 270 and 271 came wandering along the path from the west to join them. It was particularly noticeable today that the herd have started to grow their winter coats—great to see as the days shorten and the nights turn colder. The cows were all good today.