Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
April 21, 2018 13:45 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

End of airport runway

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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
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
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley