Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 6, 2018 09:00 Common Dolphin 6 0 Bow riding 10

14 miles off Peel

Peel RNLI
June 5, 2018 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Feeding or foraging 150

Douglas bay, Onchan head

Rob Mercer, John Cowin, Taggarts and many more
June 5, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Scarlett point

Kirrie Jenkins
June 5, 2018 16:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 10

Langness

Peter Christian
June 4, 2018 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Off Bradda Head

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips, David Bellamy
June 4, 2018 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Bay Fine

David Bellamy
June 4, 2018 05:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 45

Dalby point

Brian Maddrell
June 4, 2018 10:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 3

Bay Fine, Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
June 4, 2018 10:50 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 4

Off the stack west coast Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
June 4, 2018 11:40 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Drinking dragon

Neil Barron
June 3, 2018 21:44 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Point of Ayre

Hannah Keogh
June 3, 2018 11:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Half a mile off Bradda Head

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 14:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 3

The Stack, Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
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