Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2017 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bradda Head |
Richard Hill |
| June 4, 2017 | 07:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Ramsey Bay |
Danny Kermeen |
| June 2, 2017 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
5 miles off Peel |
Anon |
| May 31, 2017 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Off Peel |
Nicky Horne |
| May 25, 2017 | 20:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin Bay. |
Liz Charter and Tim Earl (and visitors who spotted them) |
| May 25, 2017 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
3.5 miles off Bradda Head |
Nicky Horne |
| May 24, 2017 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Cranstal (near Point of Ayre) |
Paula Wadsworth |
| May 24, 2017 | 12:58 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South of the Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 20, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Sound |
Steve Wright |
| May 19, 2017 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Bill & Sue Whittaker |
| May 17, 2017 | 16:15 | Minke Whale | 0 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
10kms south of Castletown |
Craig Woodbridge/David Beard |
| May 17, 2017 | 12:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
PSM ledges |
Sue & Bill Whittaker | |
| May 17, 2017 | 12:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
PSM ledges |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 17, 2017 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Sound Car Park |
Sue & Bill Whittaker | |
| May 13, 2017 | 20:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin breakwater |
Carol, Bill & Sue |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |