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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |