Saturday 7th March - All 25 seen

At 09:10 this morning, cows 72, 214, and 234, along with steers 217, 222, and 230, were resting on the hillside near ///poster.races.flips, southwest of the nursery. A thick fog covered the site. They were all very friendly, accepting plenty of strokes and rubs. Youngsters 222 and 228 were initially lying down, but soon got up to enjoy neck and back scratches. Steers 30, 219, 220, and 230 were contentedly browsing on gorse on the far side of the path to the west. They, too, were friendly, stopping to say hello and be checked. All ten were happy, relaxed, and looking well. I said my goodbyes at 10:30, leaving most of them lying down, resting and chewing their cud.

At 10:45, Sussex cows 211, 212, and 1396, along with steer 210, were grazing on grass on the hillside near ///fixed.shifts.directive, south of James Bond Pond. Within ten minutes of finding them, they had climbed onto the higher ground to the west, where they were joined by cow 940 and steers 270, 271, and 1626. After greeting me, they began grazing on gorse and heather. All eight were happy and healthy.

By 11:25, the final seven steers, including Sussexes 197 and 1640, were spread out grazing among the gorse near ///attic.bossy.ranks, south of the pond. They each moved into small clearings in the bushes to say hello and be checked. All were happy, content, and in good condition.

By 12:15, many of the cattle from the two groups had begun to gather in the pasture near ///clicker.cared.crop. Several were resting and chewing their cud, while others grazed among the heather, with the Sussex cattle preferring the gorse to the southeast. Sussex steers 197 and 1640 continued grazing on the far side of the path.

As I was leaving at 13:00, I stopped to check on the first group again. Youngster 222 and cow 234 were browsing gorse, while the others were lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud. Cow 72 enjoyed an extra-long neck and back rub before I said my goodbyes fifteen minutes later.

The cows were all good today.