Sunday 8th February - 24 seen - steers 30, 219, 227 and 1626 have injuries

I will expand on this blog later, but after returning to a group of eleven cattle on the western end of Sandy Hill, I immediately noticed that youngster 227 had a cut on his left ear which was bleeding. Checking the others in the group, youngster 219 also had a cut on his left ear, which was also bleeding. Sussex steer 1626 had a cut on the left side of his head beside his horn which was also bleeding, and older steer 30 had a sizeable wound on his right ear. It looks like there had been a skirmish at some point, with them all receiving injuries. I immediately called Sam at HIWWT and made her aware and shared photos of the injuries. Sam came to the site to apply antibiotic spray on steer 30 and 219's ears. Prior to Sam arriving, steers 219 and 227 and then 30 and 219 looked like they were going to continue the shenanigans, with me moving them away from each other on both occasions.

Five of the Sussex cattle were found in Gelvert happily munching on grass along the side of one of the paths. A good while later, despite searching the Shell garage end of the site earlier in the day, another five cattle also moved into Gelvert as well. I'm not convinced they'll actually stay there with cow 940 following me out when I left.

Before leaving site, I checked on the group again, who were now on the slope to the south of James Bond Pond, and they were all calm. Youngster 219 was wisely standing a little away from the others. Really hope the boys settle down and their injuries heal quickly.

Despite a very long search, I was unable to find steer 35 today.

Will tidy this up later. I will not be posting photos of the injuries.