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
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
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