Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 30, 2018 13:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 1

North East side of the sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
May 30, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
May 30, 2018 11:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 120

West side of Sound

MWDW and others
May 30, 2018 16:10 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 20

East of Langness

Neil Barron
May 29, 2018 17:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 1

East side of the Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
May 29, 2018 10:25 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 30

Scarlett

May 28, 2018 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

100m out from Cranstal.

Mike Prior
May 28, 2018 20:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 90

Kallow Point, Port St. Mary

Rob Mercer
May 28, 2018 20:30 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 30

Gansey

geoffrey rimmer
May 28, 2018 21:15 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

scarlett

geoffrey rimmer
May 28, 2018 20:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 60

Kallow Point, Port St. Mary

Rob Mercer
May 27, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Between Santon gorge and Derbyhaven

nikki and tim kerruish
May 26, 2018 13:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Feeding or foraging 30

East side of The Calf of Man

Lauren, Neil Barron, David Griffiths
May 26, 2018 14:17 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Aldrick

Neil Barron
May 24, 2018 10:45 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

West of the Calf 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
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola