Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 8, 2018 16:31 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 10

3 miles North East from Gansey

Kirrie Jenkins
July 8, 2018 15:11 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 60

The Sound

Sue Whittaker
July 8, 2018 15:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 10

W of Sound car park

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
July 8, 2018 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 30

SSE of Sound

Carol, Sue, Bill
July 8, 2018 17:02 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 15

S of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
July 8, 2018 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 3

Off Cow Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 8, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Off Cow Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 8, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin Bay

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 8, 2018 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 20

5 miles NW of Peel

Manx Sealife safaris Peel
July 8, 2018 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Feeding or foraging 10

5 miles NW of Peel

Manx Sealife safaris Peel
July 7, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 60

North of Sound, (between Kitterland and the Port Erin Marker buoy)

Rob Mercer
July 7, 2018 19:27 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

N of Calf

Robin & Rhona Settrey
July 7, 2018 15:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 60

1/2 mile S of Point of Ayre

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
July 7, 2018 20:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

SSE of Sound

carol woodall
July 6, 2018 17:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 20

1/2 mile offshore from Dalby

Brian Maddrell

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 20 West of Calf of Man Quentin De Backer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded
June 15, 2022 12:10 3 Tight circling 20 6 miles south Sugar loaf Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick
June 15, 2022 11:05 1 Suspected feeding 35 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 14, 2022 21:30 2 Suspected feeding 35 Marine drive Port Soderick end Kevin Sharpe
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
June 12, 2022 10:40 1 Suspected feeding 120 Peel headlands-breakwater John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW