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 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 |