Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 24, 2018 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Three miles off the West coast of the Calf

Chris Burton – Shona Boat Trips
July 24, 2018 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 4

Two miles off the north coast of the Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 22, 2018 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Sheddans, .75 miles SE of Pt.St.Mary Harbour

Martin Lambden
July 22, 2018 13:25 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Tail slapping 15

1 mile SE of Pt.St.Mary

Martin Lambden
July 22, 2018 09:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 22, 2018 11:10 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 25

South of Sound

Tim Cross, Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 21, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 21, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 19, 2018 17:15 Common Dolphin 14 1 Normal swimming 15

Just outside of Port Erin Bay, swimming south past Bradda, heading south towards the Chickens

Sophie Costain
July 18, 2018 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 20

The Chasms

Kirriw Jenkins, MWDW
July 18, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine drive

Mike Kelly
July 17, 2018 17:00 Common Dolphin 10 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

1 mile off Peel

Scott Filbey, Jess
July 16, 2018 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Half mile off Perwick Bay

Andy Green
July 16, 2018 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 35 25 Feeding or foraging 300

Port Erin Bay- the Sound

Stuart Alexander, many
July 10, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

East side of the Sound

Chris Burton 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
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola