Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 17, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary breakwater

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port skillion

Neil Barron
May 17, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Spy hopping 1

Shore under Langness herring tower

Graeme
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

South of Kitterland

Steve Wright
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
May 15, 2018 14:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off Bradda head

Richard and Janice Cooil
May 13, 2018 10:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 00 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:35 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Sugarloaf

John Cowin
May 13, 2018 17:55 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Perwick bay

Kirree Jenkins
May 13, 2018 10:44 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Perwick Bay

MWDW
May 12, 2018 10:45 Risso’s Dolphin 15 0 Normal swimming 20

3/4 mile off Sugar Loaf

Kevin Dunn
May 12, 2018 14:05 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 30

W of Sound car park

Sue, MWDW, Graham & Emily Underhill
May 12, 2018 13:25 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 15

N of Calf

Carol, Neil & Sue
May 12, 2018 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

N of Calf

Carol Woodall, Neil Barron

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 5, 2025 07:15 1 Suspected feeding 10 Groudle Anon
May 1, 2025 05:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 1/2 mile off Dalby Mark Cain
April 29, 2025 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Langness Neil Garlick
April 29, 2025 19:00 1 1 Swimming 20 Spanish Head Stephen Arnold
August 3, 2024 15:00 1 Swimming 5 Point of Ayre Anon
August 1, 2024 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ramsey Orry Corlett
May 31, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Peel Castle Keith H
May 22, 2024 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 kms off Scarlett Tom
May 21, 2024 14:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson