Friday- 10 seen, looking great!

0900 Fri 29th Oct. All seen

 We found the same group of 7 youngsters that we saw on Wednesday at approx ///struck.obstruct.gliding all looked well. Then we crossed paths with the rest at on the land bridge between the large fishing lake and it's feeder. All looked well. At about 12.20 we happened to drive back along the Bourley Road and saw the 10 mixed group in the corner between the road, Gelvert and Ceasers. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Thursday 28th October - All 17 seen

Youngsters 217, 220, 221, 222, 226, 228, and 230 were all still together and were happily grazing in the area around ///struck.binder.culling at 15:10 this afternoon.   They were all good.

Cows 20, 72, 213, 219, 235, and 940 were all stood together in the trees, chewing the cud, at ///jabs.waistcoat.refrained at 16:05 this afternoon.  The other four were grazing in the bushes close by.  They were all good too.

Thursday 28th October. None found.

 Zig-zagged across the site but not one to be seen today.

Rebecca

10.30 Wed 27th Oct. 7 seen

 We decided to see if we could catch them out and do the litter picking around Gelvert and there by the fishing lake were 7 youngsters, 217, 220, 221, 222, 226, 228, and 230.  I wonder if we will see any on Friday. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Just 7 and fixed gate tie

 Seven were grazing calmly just to the west of the upper fishing reservoir late on Tuesday afternoon.  Didn’t see any others.  Fixed gate which had become loose again. 

0900 Mon 25th Oct None

 We went to the locations where they were seen over the weekend, and the places were we had seen them before they were moved to Camp45, not a sign, well foot prints and poo but no actual cows. We are beginning to think they are avoiding us. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Broken gate tie

The gate tie (an old bike inner tube!) to the little reservoir building off the track running south to north bordering Gelvert and Caesar’s has been cut so the gate is open.  Smart cattle could wander into Caesar’s if they found the gate.  I tried to make a temporary tie from what remained but it will only hold for a very short time. I have plenty more used inner tubes and can go back on Tuesday and repair it.  

Sunday 24th October - All 17 seen

All seventeen cattle were seen in the area around ///marmalade.shed.gloom at 08:15 this morning.  Sixteen were grazing in the surrounding bushes and trees.  230 was sat down chewing the cud.  He got up about 15 mins later and joined the others.  235 was using a tree to have a good scratch.  They were all fine.

Saturday 23rd October - All 17 seen

All seventeen cattle were lying down relaxing in the area around ///winter.duplicate.edges at 14:40 this afternoon.  Many were chewing their cud, the others were just chilling out.  They were all good.

Friday 22nd October - All 17 seen

All seventeen cows were sat down relaxing, with most chewing the cud in the area around ///restored.corals.giants at 15:15 this afternoon.  They were all fine.  Some were very sleepy.

They all got up and had a good stretch just after 15:30 and went off grazing along Bourley Lane towards Bourley Road.

0900 Fri 22nd Oct. Four found

 We found 4 beasts (030,033,221,230) at approx ///bakers.improve.derailed. They looked well although apart from the rhododendron there was little to eat. No sign of the others. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Thursday 21st October. Nine found.

 21, 33, 35, 220, 222, 226, 228, 230, 235 wandering along the levada. All good. Couldn’t find the others anywhere..

Rebecca

Tues 19th Oct

Fixed a fence that was down on the SE corner of the site where the cattle could get out onto Caesar's. After doing this luckily found all 17 still on Gelvert up against the Caesar's fence further west.

0900 Mon 18th Oct. None

 None seen again. We did see four people doing something to the area where the horses were stabled, no idea quite what they are doing but three were working and the other one was on the phone/watching. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Saturday 16th October - 15 seen

The seven older cattle were all happily grazing in the area around ///feed.punchy.expiring at 14:25.  They were all fine.  They were all still together grazing in the trees around ///petrified.repeats.mandolin at 16:15.

 

Youngsters 217, 219, 220, 221, 226, 228 and 230 were grazing deep in the trees around ///upholds.refrained.loss at 15:05.  222 was busy munching grass at the side of the path close by.  They were all fine too.  220's front right hoof looked ok as well.

There was no sight nor sound of 213 or 235 despite several circuits of the site.

0900 Fri 15th Oct. None

 We drove or walked most of the boundary, around the lakes and criss-crossed the rest not a single cow to be seen. Having seen them so much these last few weeks seeing none two walks running is very disappointing. Hey ho! Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Thursday 13th October. All seen

They were all wandering around the lakes/Bourley Road, looking well and happy enough, oblivious to the extensive army activity.

Rebecca

Wednesday 13th October - All 17 seen

All seventeen cows were grazing in the area around ///inflates.tutorial.help at 17:45 this afternoon.  They were all ok.

Further to Harry's earlier update, 219 was busy eating leaves from a tree so I was able to get a couple of photos of the chips to the rear of his horns.  The damage didn't seem to be causing him any issues though, as leaves and branches were rubbing up against that area as he was burying his head further into the tree trying to get more leaves.

220 had been wading through some muddy water before climbing up to the footpath.  His hooves looked OK, so perhaps the blood from earlier had washed off?

Wednesday 13th October

 All cattle found laying up or grazing along the Bourley road, near the fisherman's entrance. 

220 has some blood on his front right hoof but not a lot. 

219 had chipped the outer layer of his horns, not sure if that will cause an issue or not. 

Monday 11th October - All 17 seen

All seventeen cows were sat down, huddled together, in the area around ///redouble.wildfires.relax at 15:30 this afternoon.  They were all relaxing and chewing the cud.   All the cows were fine.

0900 Mon 11th Oct. None

 None seen this morning, bit disappointing. We walked around the lakes and up the hill to where we have seen them in the past but no sign. They were not near the Bourley Road either. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

Sunday 10th October - All 17 seen

All seventeen cows were happily grazing in the area around ///newsreel.delay.helpfully at 17:15 this afternoon.  They were all good.

Saturday 9th October - All 17 seen

The cows were all together in one group and were grazing in the area around ///lived.tangent.surveyors at 11:40 today.   They were all happy and looked well.   

They all wandered off down the lane towards Camp 45 at noon.

0900 Fri 8th Oct. All seen

 All seen on camp 45, must of been there before Ned. Stay Safe, Marina & Des

cattle released into main area

All have been let out onto the main gelvert area now filming has stopped. Thanks for the continued checking of water levels the last few weeks. Will be taking the bowsers away soon as well.

Thursday 7th October. Trough empty.

 All 17 cows fine though trough completely empty and bowser nearly empty I think. 

Wednesday 6th October - All 17 seen - Trough nearly empty

The cows were all busy grazing in the area around ///cheese.storyline.chopper at 18:00 this evening.  They were all good.

There was only a very small amount of water left in their trough.   The water tank is empty.   Hopefully the cows are being released tomorrow or they will need their water refilling.

Tuesday 5th October - All 17 seen - Water tank needs filling

The cows were all grazing in the area alongside their water trough and to the left of it, in the area in front of the Bourley Road fenceline at 17:45 this evening.   They were all fine.

Their water trough was over three-quarters full.   The water tank was nearly empty and is going to need filling tomorrow.