Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 10, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 2 Spy hopping 12

Close in Off Bradda Head

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 10, 2018 16:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Off Langness

Richard Norris
July 9, 2018 09:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Castletown Bay

Robin Wootton
July 8, 2018 10:13 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

off Glen Maye

Brian Maddrell
July 8, 2018 13:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Off Glen Maye

Brian Maddrell
July 8, 2018 10:30 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 10

Six miles South of Chicken Rock Lighthouse.

Peter Quirk
July 8, 2018 13:57 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

West Side of Calf

Kirrie Jenkins
July 8, 2018 16:31 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 10

3 miles North East from Gansey

Kirrie Jenkins
July 8, 2018 15:11 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 60

The Sound

Sue Whittaker
July 8, 2018 15:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 10

W of Sound car park

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
July 8, 2018 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 30

SSE of Sound

Carol, Sue, Bill
July 8, 2018 17:02 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 15

S of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
July 8, 2018 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 3

Off Cow Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 8, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Off Cow Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 8, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin Bay

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