Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
October 17, 2018 18:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Marine Drive

Anita Imberger
October 14, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 30

Laxey Bay

John Barker
October 14, 2018 09:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 7

Langness

E Cleator
October 14, 2018 17:40 Risso’s Dolphin 10 3 Normal swimming 10

Langness

E Cleator
October 14, 2018 12:45 Minke Whale 1 1 Feeding or foraging 5

Marine drive toll gate

Gez
October 14, 2018 14:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 1 Feeding or foraging 10

The Arches Marine drive

Peter Duncan
October 11, 2018 17:55 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
October 7, 2018 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

W of Kitterland

Sue & Bill Whittaker
October 3, 2018 13:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Laxey Bay, travelling Southward

Nicola Burgess, The Shed staff
October 2, 2018 15:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Marine drive

Sally Carroll
October 2, 2018 17:35 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 80

Toll gate, Marine Drive to Little Ness

Sue Bill, Carol
October 2, 2018 18:35 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 5

North of Little Ness, Marine Drive

Sue & Carol
October 1, 2018 14:04 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Marine Dr. Toll gate.

Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill Whittaker
October 1, 2018 14:19 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

S of Toll Gate, Marine Dr.

Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall
October 1, 2018 15:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Not recorded 2

Douglas Lighthouse

Carol Woodall

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