Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 6, 2018 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 11:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Calf Sound

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 3 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:25 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:10 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

The Stack South west Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:12 Common Dolphin 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Stack South west of Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips
May 4, 2018 11:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

SSE of Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 4, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker MWDW
May 3, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 5

Marine drive toll gates

David Buttery
May 2, 2018 15:37 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 11:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 12:03 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

SE of Sound

Neil Barron & Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 14:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

W of the Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 29, 2018 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

SE of Sound

Sue, Neil & Bill
April 29, 2018 16:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 50

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker, Neil Barron

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