Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 7, 2018 11:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Off chicken rock, Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 7, 2018 20:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Langness

geoffrey rimmer
June 7, 2018 11:25 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Drinking dragon, Calf of man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 7, 2018 12:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 2

bay fine port erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 7, 2018 15:10 Risso’s Dolphin 8 Normal swimming 15

Drinking dragon, calf of man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 7, 2018 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Peter
June 7, 2018 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

East side of the calf sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
June 7, 2018 15:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Bradda Head (Copper Mines)

Marilyn Readshaw
June 7, 2018 08:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas Bay

Stephen Mc Guinness
June 6, 2018 12:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Feeding or foraging 300

Toll gate, Marine drive

Mike Kelly and many others
June 6, 2018 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Off Port Erin Bay

John Barker
June 6, 2018 18:55 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 25

East of Sound

Hannah Keogh & Darren Ellis
June 6, 2018 13:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 3

The Stack Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 6, 2018 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 6, 2018 09:00 Common Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

14 miles off Peel

George Crossley

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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