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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |