Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 18, 2018 18:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

off Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 18, 2018 19:00 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 6

Off the Calf Stack

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 18, 2018 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

May 18, 2018 11:11 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Not recorded 3

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris burton Shona Boat trips
May 17, 2018 19:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

North of Calf

Robin Settrey, Sue Whittaker
May 17, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 45

Port St Mary

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary breakwater

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port skillion

Neil Barron
May 17, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Spy hopping 1

Shore under Langness herring tower

Graeme
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

South of Kitterland

Steve Wright
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
May 15, 2018 14:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off Bradda head

Richard and Janice Cooil
May 13, 2018 10:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 00 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:35 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Sugarloaf

John Cowin

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 5, 2025 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 390 Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle
July 27, 2025 10:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Ayres NNR Ian Bell
July 5, 2025 08:55 1 0 0 1 Swimming 2 Santon head Barrule
June 26, 2025 17:50 1 Suspected feeding 20 Back of Peel Breakwater Jo Pickering
June 25, 2025 14:45 1 Swimming 5 1 mile off Peel breakwater Michael Main
June 25, 2025 06:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Niarbyl Matt Blissett
June 25, 2025 09:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 Derbyhaven Mary Brownsdon
June 24, 2025 12:15 0 0 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 NiarbyL Marc Hughes
June 23, 2025 07:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Back of Peel Castle Janice McQuarrie and David Wright
June 23, 2025 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 20 Peel breakwater The Callow Family
June 12, 2025 09:00 1 0 0 1 Swimming 5 Peel bay Jenny Victoria
May 23, 2025 05:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Contrary head John Henley
May 23, 2025 05:50 0 2 0 2 Tight circling 5 Niarbyl John Henley
May 23, 2025 12:00 0 0 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Bradda head Anon
May 22, 2025 20:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Peel Tim Tomalin