Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 29, 2018 18:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Cow harbour Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 18:55 Risso’s Dolphin 7 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off the lighthouses Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Not recorded 2

2 miles east of Douglas Lighthouse.

Peter Quirk
June 29, 2018 21:53 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Carrick Bay

Neil Barron
June 29, 2018 21:53 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 10

Carrick Bay

Neil Barron
June 29, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Sound channel

Neil Barron
June 28, 2018 15:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Back of Peel Castle

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
June 28, 2018 19:13 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Six miles out from Wart Bank

Steve Quilliam
June 28, 2018 10:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Perwick Bay

Neil Barron
June 28, 2018 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

The Sound

Matt Dean
June 28, 2018 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Peel Castle

Sue
June 28, 2018 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Feeding or foraging 15

6 miles off Peel

June 28, 2018 15:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

6 miles off Peel

June 28, 2018 14:55 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 28, 2018 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Gibdale bay Calf of man

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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