Wednesday 3rd September - All 25 seen - Steer 35 has a split at the end of the claw on his left rear hoof

At 16:35 this afternoon, older steer 35 was found alone, grazing in the woodland to the south of the Sandy Bowl near ///path.herbs.highs. After coming over to say hello, he began to rest and chew his cud. Concerned that he was on his own and noticing another group not far away, I encouraged him to follow me. Once we reached the harder path to the west, I noticed he was limping slightly. When he stopped to join the others, I saw he had a split at the end of his outer claw on his rear left hoof. Despite this, he mooed to announce his arrival and started grazing without obvious difficulty.

At 16:55, steers 21, 217, and 220 were grazing near ///sizes.mercy.dates, with older steer 20 further west near the path. They were all foraging for acorns. Shortly after I arrived, there was a period of heavy rain, and the four steers, along with steer 35, took shelter under nearby trees, kindly letting me join them. Once the rain eased, they returned to grazing. All four were happy, relaxed, and looking well, albeit rather wet.

At 17:25, steer 230 was found sheltering under a tree near ///hatch.mirroring.moods, while yearlings 270 and 271, along with steer 30 and cow 72, were tucked into the bushes further west. About ten minutes later, I found youngsters 222 and 227 resting under the trees near ///aboard.safe.evenings. Both were very friendly, enjoying long neck and back rubs despite being rather wet. Soon after, another prolonged heavy rain shower arrived, so I stayed with them. Over the next short while, nine more cattle emerged from the woodland to the west, crossed the path, and joined us under the trees. All sixteen were happy, relaxed, and in excellent condition.

When the rain finally stopped around 18:05, most of the group moved east to graze in the heather, while I set off to locate the remaining four Sussex cattle. Steers 197 and 210, along with cows 211 and 212, were found grazing in the woodland southeast of James Bond Pond near ///ticking.shade.stilted. They were very friendly, coming over for strokes and rubs. All four were happy, healthy, and in good condition.

By 18:35, the group of sixteen had moved further east to continue grazing, soon joined by the four Sussex cattle. By the time I said my goodbyes at 19:05, they had started gathering near ///plot.quote.ranch to relax and chew their cud.

As I was leaving at 19:15, I was surprised to find steer 35 alone again near ///rejoiced.deed.confused. Although it was getting dark, I was going to walk him along to the main group, but he set off by himself to catch up with four steers grazing far off in the distance to the east.

Aside from steer 35's hoof injury, the cows were all good today.