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 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 |