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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton |