Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
July 2, 2018 16:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

The Stack Calf of man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 2, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 4 2 Fast swim or porpoising 5

East side of the Sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 1, 2018 17:00 Risso’s Dolphin 9 1 Normal swimming 10

The Chasms

Richard

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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