Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 26, 2018 11:00 Risso’s Dolphin 20 0 Feeding or foraging 10

1/2 mile off Perwick Bay, Port St Mary

Peter Kay
July 25, 2018 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 5

Sugar Loaf

Kirrie Jenkins
July 25, 2018 09:10 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 5

Dalby

Brian Maddrell
July 24, 2018 17:13 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Off the Calf

Katie Osborne
July 24, 2018 07:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Marine Drive

Ali
July 24, 2018 17:10 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Port Erin

Jason Fleming
July 24, 2018 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

East of Kitterland

Kirrie Jenkins
July 24, 2018 15:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

11 miles off Peel

Ste Lee
July 24, 2018 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Three miles off the West coast of the Calf

Chris Burton – Shona Boat Trips
July 24, 2018 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 4

Two miles off the north coast of the Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 22, 2018 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Sheddans, .75 miles SE of Pt.St.Mary Harbour

Martin Lambden
July 22, 2018 13:25 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Tail slapping 15

1 mile SE of Pt.St.Mary

Martin Lambden
July 22, 2018 09:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 22, 2018 11:10 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 25

South of Sound

Tim Cross, Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 21, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips

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 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
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert