Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2017 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Sound Car Park |
Sue & Bill Whittaker | |
| May 13, 2017 | 20:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin breakwater |
Carol, Bill & Sue |
| May 12, 2017 | 19:53 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of the Sound |
Carol, Sue, Rhona & Robin |
| May 11, 2017 | 15:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Chasms |
Sue, Carol & Bill |
| May 10, 2017 | 18:36 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| May 10, 2017 | 20:13 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Carol, Sue & Bill |
| May 10, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Bradda Head |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| May 9, 2017 | 19:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Ledges Port St M ary |
Janice Richard Cooil |
| May 9, 2017 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South of the Sound |
Katherine Miller |
| May 7, 2017 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
100 metres NW of Gibdale Point. |
D J Richards |
| May 7, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
East of The Sound |
MWDW |
| May 7, 2017 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
West of The Sound |
MWDW |
| May 7, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Half a mile south of the Calf |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| May 7, 2017 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Warts bank |
Martin Lambden |
| May 7, 2017 | 07:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
100m off the islets of Langness |
Liz Charter and Tim Earl |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| 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 |