Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 29, 2018 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Point of Ayre

Bill, Sue, Carol
June 29, 2018 16:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Point of Ayre

Bill Whittaker
June 29, 2018 16:55 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 70

Point of Ayre

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
June 29, 2018 20:45 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 10

S of Sound

Sue, Carol, Bill
June 29, 2018 21:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 3

S of Sound

Carol Woodall
June 29, 2018 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 1 Normal swimming 10

Off the Puddle Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 3

Off Gibdale bay Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 18:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Cow harbour Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 18:55 Risso’s Dolphin 7 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off the lighthouses Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Not recorded 2

2 miles east of Douglas Lighthouse.

Peter Quirk
June 29, 2018 21:53 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Carrick Bay

Neil Barron
June 29, 2018 21:53 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 10

Carrick Bay

Neil Barron
June 29, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Sound channel

Neil Barron
June 28, 2018 15:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Back of Peel Castle

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
June 28, 2018 19:13 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Six miles out from Wart Bank

Steve Quilliam

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader