Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 19, 2018 11:40 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Scarlett

Thomas
June 19, 2018 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Onchan Head

Stephen Mc Guinness
June 15, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 30

off South Harbour Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 11, 2018 12:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Blowing 15

Spanish head

Adam cregeen
June 10, 2018 12:55 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Spanish Head

Martin Lambden
June 10, 2018 17:00 Risso’s Dolphin 14 1 Normal swimming 90

Marine Drive

Mark Less, Clare
June 10, 2018 19:15 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Caigher point

Stephen Clague
June 10, 2018 14:00 Common Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 30

Sugarloaf

Rob Mercer
June 10, 2018 14:00 Unidentified Large Cetacean 1 0 Leaping 10

10 miles west of Peel

Sailing club commandeer
June 10, 2018 13:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 2

Bay Fine Port erin

chris burton Shona Boat trips
June 9, 2018 10:50 Risso’s Dolphin 7 1 Normal swimming 24

Herring Tower, Langness to Lighthouse

Mel, Richard and Janice Cooil
June 9, 2018 07:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Leaping 10

Off the Sugarloaf Port St Mary

June 9, 2018 15:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 1

4 miles east of Santon Head.

Pete Qurki
June 9, 2018 16:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

4 miles east of Santon Head.

Pete Quirk
June 9, 2018 21:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Ian Wilcock

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