Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 21, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 19, 2018 17:15 Common Dolphin 14 1 Normal swimming 15

Just outside of Port Erin Bay, swimming south past Bradda, heading south towards the Chickens

Sophie Costain
July 18, 2018 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 20

The Chasms

Kirriw Jenkins, MWDW
July 18, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine drive

Mike Kelly
July 17, 2018 17:00 Common Dolphin 10 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

1 mile off Peel

Scott Filbey, Jess
July 16, 2018 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Half mile off Perwick Bay

Andy Green
July 16, 2018 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 35 25 Feeding or foraging 300

Port Erin Bay- the Sound

Stuart Alexander, many
July 10, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

East side of the Sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 10, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 2 Spy hopping 12

Close in Off Bradda Head

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 10, 2018 16:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Off Langness

Richard Norris
July 9, 2018 09:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Castletown Bay

Robin Wootton
July 8, 2018 10:13 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

off Glen Maye

Brian Maddrell
July 8, 2018 13:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Off Glen Maye

Brian Maddrell
July 8, 2018 10:30 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 10

Six miles South of Chicken Rock Lighthouse.

Peter Quirk
July 8, 2018 13:57 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

West Side of Calf

Kirrie Jenkins

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall