Sunday 5th April - All 25 seen

Happy Easter!

At 10:00 this morning, the cattle were spread out grazing in the sunshine in the areas on either side of the path, from steers 21 and 33 near ///towel.worlds.chips to youngsters 227 and 230 in the thicket west of the area below the Lookout. Over time, a mixed group of fourteen—Sussexes 197, 210, 211, 212, and 1396, along with steers 20, 21, 33, 30, 35, 219, 227, and 230, plus cow 234—gathered in the open area near ///awards.stags.inspected to rest and chew their cud. They were all friendly, coming over to say hello, with most enjoying plenty of scratches. When I wandered off to find a group of nine near ///steady.cans.lobster, the group of fourteen followed. Youngster 220 was enjoying some fresh grass, while cows 72, 214, and 940, along with steers 217, 222, 228, 270, and 271, were all lying down, relaxing and chewing their cud. Except for steer 30, who wandered off to the southeast to browse gorse, the others lay down with their herd mates. Youngster 222 soon got up to greet me with gentle head rubs before relishing a long neck and back scratch. A while later, Sussex steers 1626 and 1640, who had been grazing in the gorse to the south of the Lookout, also joined the group. When I said my goodbyes at 12:15, steer 30 was just returning from his grazing and was preparing to lie down with the others. The cows were all good today. A full update and photos will follow later.