Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 9, 2018 07:00 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 15

off Perwick Bay Port St. Mary

Dave Saxon & Arty Twizell
June 8, 2018 20:00 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Scarlett

geoffrey rimmer
June 8, 2018 20:14 Common Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas Head

Voirrey Horne
June 8, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

South of Ronaldsway Airport

Nick Shimmin
June 8, 2018 11:12 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Half a mile off Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 8, 2018 12:10 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Half a mile off the Stack, Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 8, 2018 12:50 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 8, 2018 13:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 8, 2018 13:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 1

Off Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 8, 2018 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 4

Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 8, 2018 15:25 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Off the Stack, Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 8, 2018 19:31 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

North of Dalby

Brian Maddrell
June 7, 2018 10:40 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Leaping 45

East of Drinking Dragon,Calf

Richard and Janice Cooil
June 7, 2018 13:55 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Leaping 25

Off Eary Cushlin

Richard and Janice cooil
June 7, 2018 09:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Marine drive

John&Hilary Brewis

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola