Basic Information

Species: Harbour Porpoise
Location:

Laxey Bay

Date: April 26, 2023
Time: 18:50
Duration: 10
Confidence of Sighting: Definite
Observer: Shane Stigant

Age & Behaviour

Total: 4
Adults: 4
Juveniles:
Behaviour 1: Feeding or foraging
Behaviour 2: Not recorded
Behaviour 3: Not recorded

Bearing & Location

Sea State: 1 – Slight ripples, no whitecaps
Direction: Variable
Bearing:
Range:
Latitude Degrees: 54
Latitude Minutes: 13.16
Longitude Degrees: 4
Longitude Minutes: 4

Additional Information

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Sorry but I have not been reporting porpoises in the past because they are so common, usually in the bay every day.
However, these are the first ones I have seen this year. I didn’t see any while the BNDs were about and it became significant that the porpoises had gone.