Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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June 8, 2018 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of Ronaldsway Airport |
Nick Shimmin |
June 8, 2018 | 11:12 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Half a mile off Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
June 8, 2018 | 12:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Half a mile off the Stack, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
June 8, 2018 | 12:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
June 8, 2018 | 13:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
June 8, 2018 | 13:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Off Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
June 8, 2018 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
June 8, 2018 | 15:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the Stack, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
June 8, 2018 | 19:31 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
North of Dalby |
Brian Maddrell |
June 7, 2018 | 10:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 45 |
East of Drinking Dragon,Calf |
Richard and Janice Cooil |
June 7, 2018 | 13:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Leaping | 25 |
Off Eary Cushlin |
Richard and Janice cooil |
June 7, 2018 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive |
John&Hilary Brewis |
June 7, 2018 | 10:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
.5 off stack Calf of Man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
June 7, 2018 | 11:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off chicken rock, Calf of Man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
June 7, 2018 | 20:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Langness |
geoffrey rimmer |
Recent basking shark sightings
Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
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 |