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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann |