Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
July 3, 2017 16:00 Common Dolphin 10 0 Bow riding 10

6 miles off Port St Mary

Darren Watterson
July 3, 2017 08:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Bow riding 5

Ramsey Bay

Paula Wadsworth
July 3, 2017 09:00 Common Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Bay fine Port Erin bay

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 2, 2017 07:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Jurby

Paula Wadsworth

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward