Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2016 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Douglas harbour entrance |
Kevin Walmsley |
| August 25, 2016 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 13 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Chicken Rock |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| August 25, 2016 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 14 | 0 | Not recorded | 7 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton (Shona Boat Trips) |
| August 25, 2016 | 12:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 6 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton (shona Boat Trips) |
| August 25, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
The Sound |
chris Burton(shona Boat Trips) |
| August 25, 2016 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Laxey bay |
Graeme Healy |
| August 25, 2016 | 12:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Bay Fine |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| August 25, 2016 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Fort Island |
Raine family |
| August 25, 2016 | 19:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Marine Drive |
Carol Woodall & Bill Whittaker |
| August 25, 2016 | 18:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive |
Carol, Sue, Bill |
| August 25, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
800 metres East of the Chasms |
Bill Holgate |
| August 24, 2016 | 17:15 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Langness |
Richard and Janice Cooil |
| August 24, 2016 | 20:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Langness |
Liz Charter and Tim Earl |
| August 24, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 260 |
Marine Drive |
MWDW, Lynne Corrie, Kevin Scott, Michael Corlett, Becci Owen |
| August 24, 2016 | 11:30 | Common Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port St Mary |
Kirrie Jenkins |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| 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 |