Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 6, 2017 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 30

Port St Mary

Ian Wilcock
July 6, 2017 18:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

West of the Sound

Carol, Sue
July 5, 2017 21:00 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 5

Chasms

Neil Kelly
July 5, 2017 12:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

6 mile off Port St Mary

Martin Lambden
July 5, 2017 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

6 miles off Port St Mary

Alastair Macleod
July 5, 2017 11:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Dhoon Glen

Bruce & Lisa Nelson
July 5, 2017 06:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Bow riding 10

Maughold

Anon
July 5, 2017 17:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

2 miles off Port Erin

Nina Shimmin
July 5, 2017 16:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

West of the Sound

Carol Woodall
July 5, 2017 18:28 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 3

W of the Sound

Sue, Carol, Bill
July 5, 2017 20:15 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 15

South of the Sound

Carol & Bill
July 5, 2017 20:20 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 50

SE of the Sound

Sue, Carol, Bill
July 5, 2017 20:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

South west of the Sound

Carol & Sue
July 5, 2017 20:15 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 10

West of the Sound

Sue, Bill, Carol
July 5, 2017 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Not recorded 5

Calf 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, 2025 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Langness Neil Garlick
August 3, 2024 15:00 1 Swimming 5 Point of Ayre Anon
August 1, 2024 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ramsey Orry Corlett
May 31, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Peel Castle Keith H
May 22, 2024 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 kms off Scarlett Tom
May 21, 2024 14:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy