Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 16, 2017 20:10 Risso’s Dolphin 3 Normal swimming 1

E side of Langness

Richard Norris
July 15, 2017 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 20

NW of Kitterland

Sue , Bill
July 15, 2017 13:50 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 105

NW of the Sound

Sue, Neil, Bill & lots more
July 14, 2017 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

South of Sound

Neil Barron
July 12, 2017 13:30 Risso’s Dolphin 18 2 Normal swimming 30

Spanish head to Black head

Brian King
July 12, 2017 14:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 Leaping 6

Off the Burroo Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 10, 2017 19:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 Fast swim or porpoising 2

N of Calf

Bill & Sue
July 8, 2017 14:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Bay Fine Port Erin Bay

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 8, 2017 17:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 25 5 Leaping 30

Approx 500m east of Burroo Rock

Steve Cowley
July 8, 2017 16:25 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 5

S of Sound

Carol Woodall
July 8, 2017 17:05 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 15

SW of Sound

Carol, Sue Bill
July 8, 2017 17:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Fast swim or porpoising 35

North and South of the Sound

Carol Sue, Bill, Terasa Williams
July 8, 2017 19:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 Fast swim or porpoising 3

West of Sound

Robin Settrey
July 8, 2017 17:35 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Between Bay Stacka and Perwick

Nina Shimmin
July 8, 2017 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 12 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Aldrick to Calf Sound

Nina Shimmin

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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