Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 1, 2018 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton Shona Boat trips
June 1, 2018 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 1, 2018 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 Normal swimming 1

The Stack West Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 1, 2018 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

The Chasms

Neil Barron
June 1, 2018 17:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas Head

Dawn Kenyon
June 1, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas Head

Debbie Sanderson
May 31, 2018 20:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Castletown bay

geoffrey rimmer
May 31, 2018 20:50 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 31, 2018 20:52 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 31, 2018 20:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 60

Kallow point

Neil Barron
May 31, 2018 21:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 10

Sound

Kirrie Jenkins
May 31, 2018 16:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Not recorded 10

Gansey, Port St. Mary

Paul Dunne
May 30, 2018 13:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 1

North East side of the sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
May 30, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
May 30, 2018 11:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 120

West side of Sound

MWDW and others

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