Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2018 | 15:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary |
Sarah Hudson |
| June 1, 2018 | 19:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Point of Ayre |
Di |
| June 1, 2018 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| June 1, 2018 | 13:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
chris Burton shona Boat trips | |
| June 1, 2018 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
The Stack West Calf of Man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips | |
| June 1, 2018 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Chasms |
Neil Barron |
| June 1, 2018 | 17:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas Head |
Dawn Kenyon |
| June 1, 2018 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas Head |
Debbie Sanderson |
| May 31, 2018 | 20:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Castletown bay |
geoffrey rimmer |
| May 31, 2018 | 20:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 31, 2018 | 20:52 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 31, 2018 | 20:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Kallow point |
Neil Barron |
| May 31, 2018 | 21:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Sound |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| May 31, 2018 | 16:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Gansey, Port St. Mary |
Paul Dunne |
| May 30, 2018 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
North East side of the sound |
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 |