Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 16, 2017 13:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Port Grenaugh

David
September 15, 2017 13:00 Minke Whale 3 1 Feeding or foraging 180

Douglas head to the Arches

Too many to list
September 15, 2017 16:15 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Onchan Head

Jane Jackson
September 15, 2017 11:45 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Santon Gorge

Neil Barron
September 14, 2017 10:00 Minke Whale 4 1 Feeding or foraging 540

Douglas head and Marine drive

Too many to mention
September 13, 2017 12:25 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 2

approx 600m off the coast of King Edward Bay, Onchan

Zoe Bennett
September 13, 2017 09:00 Minke Whale 17 3 Feeding or foraging 660

Douglas head to Port Soderick bay

Too many to list
September 11, 2017 11:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Blowing 15

Marine drive

Nikki and Tim Kerruish
September 3, 2017 16:08 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 2

NW Kitterland

Sue & Bill Whittaker
September 2, 2017 18:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

N of Calf

Sue Whittaker
September 2, 2017 19:08 Harbour Porpoise 3 Normal swimming 2

W of Sound car park.

Sue & Bill Whittaker
September 2, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

N of Calf.

Robin Settrey
August 31, 2017 19:15 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Leaping 15

North of Calf

Robin Settrey, Sue & Bill
August 31, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 3

N of Calf (Kione Beg)

Robin, Sue & Bill
August 31, 2017 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 25 5 Feeding or foraging 20

Between the Calf and Chicken rock

Kirrie Jenkins and family

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
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