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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| 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 |