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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |