Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 12, 2017 19:53 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

West of the Sound

Carol, Sue, Rhona & Robin
May 11, 2017 15:45 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

The Chasms

Sue, Carol & Bill
May 10, 2017 18:36 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

South of the Sound

Carol Woodall
May 10, 2017 20:13 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Port St Mary

Carol, Sue & Bill
May 10, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 7 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Bradda Head

Kirrie Jenkins
May 9, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Ledges Port St M ary

Janice Richard Cooil
May 9, 2017 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

South of the Sound

Katherine Miller
May 7, 2017 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Not recorded 1

100 metres NW of Gibdale Point.

D J Richards
May 7, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 120

East of The Sound

MWDW
May 7, 2017 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 60

West of The Sound

MWDW
May 7, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Half a mile south of the Calf

Kirrie Jenkins
May 7, 2017 10:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Warts bank

Martin Lambden
May 7, 2017 07:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

100m off the islets of Langness

Liz Charter and Tim Earl
May 6, 2017 15:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 4

S of The Sound

Sue Whittaker
May 6, 2017 16:27 Harbour Porpoise 1 Feeding or foraging 20

S of Sound

Sue Whittaker

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward
August 24, 2022 08:30 1 Suspected feeding 240 Peel Breakwater John Hills, Max Crookall
August 21, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 120 Port Erin Debbie McGregor
August 20, 2022 11:00 1 Parellel swimming 10 Peel Castle Jonathan Reilly
August 15, 2022 18:35 1 Swimming 5 Back of the Calf Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat
August 14, 2022 13:50 1 Suspected feeding 120 West of the Sound MWDW
August 13, 2022 19:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Langness Laura Elizabeth
August 11, 2022 19:25 1 Suspected feeding 10 Warts Bank, Calf of Man Gemini
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer