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
August 24, 2022 08:30 1 Suspected feeding 240 Peel Breakwater John Hills, Max Crookall
August 21, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 120 Port Erin Debbie McGregor
August 20, 2022 11:00 1 Parellel swimming 10 Peel Castle Jonathan Reilly
August 15, 2022 18:35 1 Swimming 5 Back of the Calf Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat
August 14, 2022 13:50 1 Suspected feeding 120 West of the Sound MWDW
August 13, 2022 19:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Langness Laura Elizabeth
August 11, 2022 19:25 1 Suspected feeding 10 Warts Bank, Calf of Man Gemini
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran