Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 29, 2019 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Bow riding 10

1.5mile off Jurby

Anon
July 29, 2019 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 12 3 Normal swimming 60

SE of Calf

Anon
July 29, 2019 17:10 Common Dolphin 15 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

SE of Chicken Rock

Rob Annett
July 29, 2019 14:50 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 4

South Stack Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 27, 2019 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 3

East side of the Calf sound off the Cletts

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 25, 2019 10:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay fine Port erin

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July 24, 2019 09:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 Normal swimming 1

South of Cow Harbour (Calf of Man)

Di Swayne
July 23, 2019 14:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 60

Marine drive

Ian Wilcock
July 21, 2019 11:35 Risso’s Dolphin 15 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

West of calf

Neil barron
July 16, 2019 19:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Peel Castle

Dean
July 15, 2019 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 15, 2019 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 3

Fleshwick bay

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July 14, 2019 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 30

S of the Ledges, PSM

Sue & Carol
July 14, 2019 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 2

Calf of Man – Cletts

Di Swayne (Calf Warden)
July 14, 2019 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 6

The Puddle Calf of Man

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Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
May 24, 2022 18:00 1 Swimming 30 Port Erin bay Elizabeth Lawton
May 14, 2022 17:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 The Chasms Alessia
May 7, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 45 300m east of the Calf of Man Caroline & Phil Roriston and David
May 3, 2022 14:45 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin
May 1, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Dalby Richard Marks
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola