Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 25, 2018 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

West of the sound

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 25, 2018 16:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Off the stack Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 25, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 4 2 Normal swimming 2

East calf sound

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 24, 2018 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 3

Between Port Grenaugh and Derbyhaven

Rory Murphy
June 24, 2018 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 40

Langness

Michael quayle
June 24, 2018 10:30 Risso’s Dolphin 8 6 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Off Port St Mary

Dermot and Nina Shimmin, Stephen Clague
June 24, 2018 10:55 Common Dolphin 12 0 Leaping 8

1.5 miles off the NE corner of Bradda Head

Dermot and Nina Shimmin
June 24, 2018 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 20

N of Calf

Robin & Rhona Settrey
June 24, 2018 19:45 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 20

N of Calf

Robin & Rhona Settrey
June 24, 2018 11:35 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Eleven miles NW of Peel

Dermot and Nina Shimmin
June 24, 2018 19:55 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Leaping 30

N of Calf

Robin Settrey, Bob Taylor
June 24, 2018 09:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Fleshwick Bay

Neil Barron
June 24, 2018 08:40 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 10

Off Niarbyl

Adam Johnson
June 24, 2018 14:40 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Port Grenaugh

Michael
June 24, 2018 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine drive

Graeme Healy

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall