Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 9, 2018 21:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Onchan Head

Ian Wilcock
June 9, 2018 21:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Onchan Head

Ian Wilcock
June 9, 2018 12:01 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 10

Calf of Man

Danny Byrnes
June 9, 2018 19:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Normal swimming 5

Back of Calf

Christine
June 9, 2018 10:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Off the west coast of the Calf

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 9, 2018 10:40 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 12

Off the Stack, at the Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 9, 2018 11:25 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Two miles off Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 9, 2018 17:14 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 9, 2018 18:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 1

Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 9, 2018 19:50 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

East Side of Calf

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 9, 2018 19:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Scarlett point

Kirrie Jenkins
June 9, 2018 20:00 Risso’s Dolphin 6 1 Leaping 70

Douglas Bay – Onchan

Pete, Stephen, Maurice, Jennifer
June 9, 2018 07:00 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 15

off Perwick Bay Port St. Mary

Dave Saxon & Arty Twizell
June 8, 2018 20:00 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Scarlett

geoffrey rimmer
June 8, 2018 20:14 Common Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas Head

Voirrey Horne

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