491 Cormorant went out fishing with a further 84 coming in from the north. Offshore in an hour & a half observation just southbound 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Wigeon & Red-throated Diver with northbound 2 Pintail & Shelduck. On site 2 Turnstone & an Oyk on the riverbank is an improvement on what has been a birdless area recently. On the plus side it has stopped raining.