Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 12, 2018 17:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 15

N of Kitterland

Sue, Carol, Neil & others
May 12, 2018 17:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Niarbyl

MWDW, Sue, Bill, Carol
May 12, 2018 10:50 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Perwick

Neil Barron
May 12, 2018 10:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Kallow point

Neil Barron
May 7, 2018 15:07 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

N of Calf

Carol Woodall, Neil barron, Sue Whittaker
May 7, 2018 16:50 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 140

Between Calf and Langness

Carol Woodall, Sue, Neil & Bill
May 7, 2018 17:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

S of Sound

Sue Whittaker, Neil, Carol
May 7, 2018 17:55 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Not recorded 10

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Beryl Quayle
May 6, 2018 10:10 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Cow harbour calf of man

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 11:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Calf Sound

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 3 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:25 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:10 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

The Stack South west Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:12 Common Dolphin 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Stack South west of Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall
July 12, 2022 03:00 2 Swimming 120 Port Erin Bay Charles Leclerc
July 11, 2022 10:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 7 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
July 10, 2022 21:20 1 Suspected feeding 6 Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Dermot Shimmin
July 5, 2022 09:00 1 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
July 5, 2022 15:45 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater
July 5, 2022 15:00 1 1 Swimming 180 Peel breakwater Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other
July 4, 2022 12:00 3 Suspected feeding 200 Peel breakwater to the headlands Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family