Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Bill & Sue Whittaker |
| May 17, 2017 | 16:15 | Minke Whale | 0 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
10kms south of Castletown |
Craig Woodbridge/David Beard |
| May 17, 2017 | 12:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
PSM ledges |
Sue & Bill Whittaker | |
| May 17, 2017 | 12:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
PSM ledges |
Sue Whittaker |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton |