Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 6, 2018 10:10 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Cow harbour calf of man

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 11:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Calf Sound

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 3 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:25 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:10 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

The Stack South west Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:12 Common Dolphin 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Stack South west of Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips
May 4, 2018 11:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

SSE of Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 4, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker MWDW
May 3, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 5

Marine drive toll gates

David Buttery
May 2, 2018 15:37 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 11:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 12:03 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

SE of Sound

Neil Barron & Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 14:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

W of the Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 29, 2018 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

SE of Sound

Sue, Neil & Bill

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman
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