Sunday 14th December - All 25 seen

At 08:55 this morning, the cattle were spread out along the length of Sandy Hill, grazing among the gorse bushes from the pillbox almost to the far western end. Steers 21, 222, 228, and 271, along with cows 234 and 940, were the first to emerge and come over to say hello on the grass beside the main path. They were all very friendly and enjoyed plenty of strokes and rubs. As I continued west, several more cattle emerged from the gorse to greet me, while others simply poked their heads out before returning to grazing. Steers 30, 35, and 1626 were browsing deep in the gorse alongside the path, alternating between eating gorse and foraging for acorns. By 09:55, the remaining six Sussex cattle were gathered toward the western end of Sandy Hill near ///dolls.shackles.thing. Most were still in the gorse, but cow 212 wandered out to say hello and enjoy a back scratch. The group then began making their way down the slope toward Longbottom to rest. Shortly afterwards, the cattle settled into two groups. Thirteen remained at the western end of the hill before moving east along Longbottom to forage for acorns near ///estate.mango.drag. Of the remaining twelve, five—steers 217, 220, 270, and 271, along with cow 234—were browsing gorse in the bushes opposite their favourite corner of Sandy Hill. The other seven—steers 20, 21, 222, 227, 228, and 230, together with cow 940—were foraging for acorns in the woodland behind, on the crest of the hill. I said my goodbyes shortly before 11:00, leaving all the cattle happy, relaxed, and looking well. The cows were all good today.