Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 13, 2019 21:00 Risso’s Dolphin 20 0 Tail slapping 10

4.5m West of Peel

David & Rosetta
July 12, 2019 15:35 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 3

Calf of Man East Coast (Kione ny Halbey)

Di Swayne (Calf Warden)
July 10, 2019 08:50 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 3

West of Calf of Man (Gibdale Bay)

Di Swayne
July 10, 2019 17:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 15

The Carrick

Neil barron
July 10, 2019 09:40 Risso’s Dolphin 18 0 Normal swimming 200

The Sound

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
July 10, 2019 15:50 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 5

S of Sound

Carol Woodall
July 10, 2019 14:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

South Harbour Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 10, 2019 12:20 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 20

SSE of Sound

Carol & Sue
July 10, 2019 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 25 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

North of the Calf of Man

Not recorded
July 9, 2019 14:20 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 45

W of Sound Car Park

Carol & Sue
July 8, 2019 16:25 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 120

Onchan, King Edwards bay

Carol, Bill & Sue
July 8, 2019 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 4

the stack calf of man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 8, 2019 15:15 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 2

South Harbour Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 8, 2019 15:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

South Harbour Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 8, 2019 17:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 20

Niarbyl

Sheila & Richard Norris

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
August 11, 2022 19:25 1 Suspected feeding 10 Warts Bank, Calf of Man Gemini
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer