Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 8, 2018 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 20

5 miles NW of Peel

Manx Sealife safaris Peel
July 8, 2018 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Feeding or foraging 10

5 miles NW of Peel

Manx Sealife safaris Peel
July 7, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 60

North of Sound, (between Kitterland and the Port Erin Marker buoy)

Rob Mercer
July 7, 2018 19:27 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

N of Calf

Robin & Rhona Settrey
July 7, 2018 15:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 60

1/2 mile S of Point of Ayre

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
July 7, 2018 20:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

SSE of Sound

carol woodall
July 6, 2018 17:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 20

1/2 mile offshore from Dalby

Brian Maddrell
July 6, 2018 20:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 15

Off Elby point

Brian Maddrell
July 6, 2018 18:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

W of Sound car park

carol woodall, Bill
July 6, 2018 19:35 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 12

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
July 6, 2018 19:45 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 10

S of Sound

Bill Whittaker, Carol
July 6, 2018 21:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Port Erin breakwater

carol woodall, Bill
July 6, 2018 21:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

PSM ledges

Bill Whittaker, Sue Carol
July 6, 2018 13:36 Risso’s Dolphin 13 0 Leaping 60

Half a mile West of Chicken Rock

Kirrie Jenkins
July 6, 2018 10:20 Risso’s Dolphin 4 2 Normal swimming 20

Off chicken Rock

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