Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 5, 2018 16:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

East side of Calf Sound Black Head

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 4, 2018 09:52 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Black Head

Neil Barron
July 4, 2018 14:25 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

The Stack (NW of the Calf)

Kirrie Jenkins
July 4, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 3, 2018 21:10 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Leaping 1

S of Calf

carol woodall
July 3, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Off South Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 3, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 3, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 2, 2018 17:05 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 20

SE of Sound

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
July 2, 2018 18:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

S of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
July 2, 2018 13:28 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 10

The Sound

Neil Barron
July 2, 2018 17:48 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Normal swimming 10

South of the Sound

Sue Whittaker
July 2, 2018 17:32 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 10

East side of the Sound

Jenny Bury
July 2, 2018 10:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

South Harbour Calf of man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 2, 2018 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 1

West of the Sound

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 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer