Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2019 | 13:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 18, 2019 | 13:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off Langness |
Carol J Woodall |
| May 18, 2019 | 14:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Carol J Woodall and Sue Whittaker |
| May 18, 2019 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 16, 2019 | 08:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Little Ness |
Anon |
| May 15, 2019 | 09:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
W of Langness |
Anon |
| May 14, 2019 | 19:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
W of Sound car park |
Robin Sue & Carol |
| May 13, 2019 | 19:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Calf of Man |
Robin Settrey Sue Bill &Carol |
| May 13, 2019 | 17:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Soderick |
Mike Quayle |
| May 13, 2019 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
N of Calf of Man |
Gemini Charter Bob Taylor |
| May 12, 2019 | 09:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Fort Island |
Mike Quayle |
| May 12, 2019 | 11:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
Fort Island |
Mike Quayle |
| May 11, 2019 | 08:05 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Cass Ny Hawin, north of the runway |
Neil Barron |
| May 11, 2019 | 16:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Langness Foghorn |
Andy and Anne Roberts |
| May 11, 2019 | 19:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Laxey-Douglas |
Many |
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 |