Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 15, 2020 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

South of Kitterland

Phill m
June 15, 2020 16:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 3

Outside Port Erin bay

Nina & Dermot Shimmin
June 15, 2020 12:15 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 240

Port St Mary to Warts bank (south of the Calf)

Steve Wright, Alexander and Geoff and Jane Cork
June 14, 2020 19:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Castletown Bay

Lindsay Rowe
June 14, 2020 16:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Off Niarbyl

Nina & Dermot Shimmin
June 13, 2020 15:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Blue Point

Mick
June 10, 2020 10:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Derbyhaven breakwater

Liz Charter
June 9, 2020 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 15

Blue Point

Nick Pinder
June 9, 2020 10:00 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Blowing 30

Fort Island

Samuel and Euan Kinnish
June 9, 2020 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

West of The Sound

Steve Wright
June 9, 2020 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Leaping 30

East of the Sound

Steve Wright, Neil Barron, Jen A
June 9, 2020 15:15 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 25

West of the Sound

Jen, Neil, Jean, Howard & Andrea
June 8, 2020 16:35 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine drive toll gate

Brian Liggins
June 2, 2020 08:00 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 180

West of the Sound

Adam Tansey-Scales and Em
June 2, 2020 10:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Derbyhaven

Liz Charter

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward
August 24, 2022 08:30 1 Suspected feeding 240 Peel Breakwater John Hills, Max Crookall
August 21, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 120 Port Erin Debbie McGregor
August 20, 2022 11:00 1 Parellel swimming 10 Peel Castle Jonathan Reilly
August 15, 2022 18:35 1 Swimming 5 Back of the Calf Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat
August 14, 2022 13:50 1 Suspected feeding 120 West of the Sound MWDW
August 13, 2022 19:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Langness Laura Elizabeth