Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 3, 2018 20:15 Risso’s Dolphin 2 2 Normal swimming 15

South of Calf Sound

Rob Mercer
June 3, 2018 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Feeding or foraging 5

0.7 Nm SSE of Calf Sound

& Shona boat trips
June 3, 2018 08:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Between Langness and Santon Head

Netty & Steve Taggart
June 3, 2018 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Calf Sound

Netty & Steve Taggart
June 3, 2018 11:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Perwick bay

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 12:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

East side of the Calf

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 13:52 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 20

Niarbyl / Cronk ny arrey laa

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 17:30 Common Dolphin 25 1 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Offshore Port Erin

Chris Mountain
June 3, 2018 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Erin

Sarah Hudson
June 3, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Erin

Sarah Hudson
June 3, 2018 18:20 Risso’s Dolphin 20 0 Leaping 10

St Michael’s Isle

Brian Kneale
June 2, 2018 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 3

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 2, 2018 17:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Niarbyl

John Cowin
June 2, 2018 15:50 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Port St Mary

Sarah Hudson
June 1, 2018 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 3

Point of Ayre

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Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart