Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 7, 2018 11:25 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Drinking dragon, Calf of man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 7, 2018 12:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 2

bay fine port erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 7, 2018 15:10 Risso’s Dolphin 8 Normal swimming 15

Drinking dragon, calf of man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 7, 2018 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Peter
June 7, 2018 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

East side of the calf sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 7, 2018 15:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Bradda Head (Copper Mines)

Marilyn Readshaw
June 7, 2018 08:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas Bay

Stephen Mc Guinness
June 6, 2018 12:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Feeding or foraging 300

Toll gate, Marine drive

Mike Kelly and many others
June 6, 2018 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Off Port Erin Bay

John Barker
June 6, 2018 18:55 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 25

East of Sound

Hannah Keogh & Darren Ellis
June 6, 2018 13:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 3

The Stack Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 6, 2018 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 6, 2018 09:00 Common Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

14 miles off Peel

George Crossley
June 6, 2018 09:00 Common Dolphin 6 0 Bow riding 10

14 miles off Peel

Peel RNLI
June 5, 2018 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Feeding or foraging 150

Douglas bay, Onchan head

Rob Mercer, John Cowin, Taggarts and many more

Recent basking shark sightings

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