Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2018 | 16:12 | Common Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Stack South west of Calf of Man |
shona Boat Trips |
| May 4, 2018 | 11:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 4, 2018 | 12:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker MWDW |
| May 3, 2018 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 5 |
Marine drive toll gates |
David Buttery |
| May 2, 2018 | 15:37 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 30, 2018 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 30, 2018 | 12:03 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
SE of Sound |
Neil Barron & Sue Whittaker |
| April 30, 2018 | 14:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
W of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 29, 2018 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
SE of Sound |
Sue, Neil & Bill |
| April 29, 2018 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker, Neil Barron |
| April 28, 2018 | 13:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
SE of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker & Neil Barron |
| April 28, 2018 | 16:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
W of the Sound |
Bill & Sue Whittaker |
| April 28, 2018 | 19:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
SE of Sound |
Robin & Rhona Settrey |
| April 27, 2018 | 14:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 27, 2018 | 15:27 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
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 |