Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 12, 2018 11:35 Unidentified Small Cetacean 7 0 Feeding or foraging 55

Port Soderick

Panida
September 12, 2018 17:45 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Marine drive Toll gate

Panida
August 29, 2018 09:40 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Langness

Richard and Janice Cooil
August 27, 2018 12:00 Unidentified Small Cetacean 30 0 Leaping 15

Douglas bay

Mike K, Neil B
August 25, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

SE of the Sound

Peter Wood & Andrew Wadsworth
August 20, 2018 16:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Point of Ayre

Sue Whittaker
August 20, 2018 16:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

West of Point of Ayre

Sue & Bill Whittaker
August 19, 2018 17:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 3

SSE of the Sound.

Carol Woodall
August 15, 2018 09:35 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

North of Calf Sound to Aldrick

Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy
August 15, 2018 10:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 1 Fast swim or porpoising 15

North Aldrick to Gibbdale Point, Calf of Sound

Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy
August 14, 2018 15:30 Common Dolphin 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Off Chicken Rock

Walter Scott
August 13, 2018 19:20 Bottlenose Dolphin 90 10 Fast swim or porpoising 80

Between Glen Maye and Dalby

Christian Hall, MWDW
August 12, 2018 14:20 Harbour Porpoise 5 1 Normal swimming 3

Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
August 12, 2018 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 3

The Stack – Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
August 12, 2018 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Langness

Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy

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