Stocked with 1 large pearl gourami, 1 mature bristlenose catfish, 1 albino cory, neon... .. .
He was described by the most brilliant Eton tutor of his day, William Johnson Cory (author of Ionica), as a "portentously wise youth, not, however, deficient in fun."
One Cory's Shearwater also passed quite close and Will found a female Common scoter on the waves offshore.
The seabird movement was slow but we did see both Cory's and smaller shearwaters going past the headland.
Back on the waters This traditional skiff or long rowing boat was built at William Cory's barge yard in Charlton.