Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 26, 2017 16:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 10

South East of the Sound

Sue, Carol & Bill
June 25, 2017 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas Head-Marine drive

Steve and Niamh Johnstone, Sue, Carol
June 25, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

Perwick Bay

Carol Woodall
June 25, 2017 20:29 Harbour Porpoise 4 1 Normal swimming 20

Port St Mary

Carol Sue & Bill
June 24, 2017 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Edge of Port Erin bay

Jackie Hall
June 22, 2017 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

500m NW of Kitterland

Chris Burton (Shona Boat Trips Port Erin)
June 20, 2017 20:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

1 mile off the Chasms

Neil Morris
June 19, 2017 13:42 Risso’s Dolphin 20 6 Normal swimming 20

Bradda Head

Helen Cooper
June 19, 2017 12:20 Risso’s Dolphin 19 1 Fast swim or porpoising 15

N of Port Erin

MWDW (aboard Grey Fox)
June 19, 2017 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Port St Mary

Tom Felce, Roisin Daly
June 18, 2017 10:45 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Leaping 15

1mile west of Bradda Head

Chris Tovell, Shirley Moore, MBSW
June 18, 2017 20:00 Risso’s Dolphin 25 0 Feeding or foraging 55

Port St Mary

Chris Bradshaw, Nigel Taylor
June 18, 2017 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Sugarloaf

Kirrie Jenkins
June 18, 2017 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Fleshwick

Kirrie Jenkins
June 18, 2017 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 40

Port St Mary

Steve Quilliam

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann