Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 11, 2019 19:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 90

Laxey-Douglas

Many
May 9, 2019 16:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

5 miles South of Port St Mary

Darren Watterson
May 7, 2019 18:25 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Feeding or foraging 15

North if the stack (Calf of Man)

Di Swayne
May 7, 2019 15:54 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 20

The Sound

Bryony Manley
May 7, 2019 15:59 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 20

North of Calf

Bryony Manley
May 4, 2019 18:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 35

South of the Sound

Sue Whittaker Bill and Carol
May 4, 2019 10:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Black Head, South of the Sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
May 4, 2019 15:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Callow Point Port st Mary

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
May 3, 2019 12:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

The Sker, Bradda head

Neil Barron and 2 others
May 2, 2019 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 60

South of the Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 2, 2019 19:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Langness

Liz Charter
May 2, 2019 19:10 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

Derbyhaven bay

Liz Charter
May 2, 2019 21:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 15

Port Soderick

Maurice (WhatsApp)
May 2, 2019 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 20

Castletown bay

Kevin Madigan
May 1, 2019 12:55 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 5

Fort island

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
July 3, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
July 3, 2022 15:55 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
June 30, 2022 13:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig
June 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 20 West of Calf of Man Quentin De Backer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded