Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 26, 2017 14:45 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 30

South of the Sound

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 26, 2017 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

West of the Sound

Carol & Sue
June 26, 2017 16:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 10

South East of the Sound

Sue, Carol & Bill
June 25, 2017 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas Head-Marine drive

Steve and Niamh Johnstone, Sue, Carol
June 25, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

Perwick Bay

Carol Woodall
June 25, 2017 20:29 Harbour Porpoise 4 1 Normal swimming 20

Port St Mary

Carol Sue & Bill
June 24, 2017 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Edge of Port Erin bay

Jackie Hall
June 22, 2017 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

500m NW of Kitterland

Chris Burton (Shona Boat Trips Port Erin)
June 20, 2017 20:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

1 mile off the Chasms

Neil Morris
June 19, 2017 13:42 Risso’s Dolphin 20 6 Normal swimming 20

Bradda Head

Helen Cooper
June 19, 2017 12:20 Risso’s Dolphin 19 1 Fast swim or porpoising 15

N of Port Erin

MWDW (aboard Grey Fox)

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 5, 2022 15:00 1 1 Swimming 180 Peel breakwater Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other
July 4, 2022 12:00 3 Suspected feeding 200 Peel breakwater to the headlands Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family
July 3, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
July 3, 2022 15:55 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
June 30, 2022 13:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig
June 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman