Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
May 24, 2018 11:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

West of the Calf

Neil Barron
May 24, 2018 11:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 23, 2018 20:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 60

Ballaghenny, Point of Ayre

Louise Strickett
May 22, 2018 14:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man

Neil Barron
May 21, 2018 10:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port st Mary Ledges

Janice and Richard Cooil
May 21, 2018 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Off stack Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 21, 2018 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Normal swimming 10

West side of the Calf

Neil Barron
May 21, 2018 11:00 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 60

west side of the calf-Kitterland

Neil Barron, Richard & Janice Cooil
May 19, 2018 10:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 19, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 18, 2018 19:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Point of Ayre

Jane Byrne
May 18, 2018 17:15 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 3

off the burroo

May 18, 2018 18:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

off Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 18, 2018 19:00 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 6

Off the Calf Stack

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
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
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall
July 12, 2022 03:00 2 Swimming 120 Port Erin Bay Charles Leclerc
July 11, 2022 10:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 7 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
July 10, 2022 21:20 1 Suspected feeding 6 Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Dermot Shimmin
July 5, 2022 09:00 1 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
July 5, 2022 15:45 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater
July 5, 2022 15:00 1 1 Swimming 180 Peel breakwater Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other
July 4, 2022 12:00 3 Suspected feeding 200 Peel breakwater to the headlands Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family
July 3, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
July 3, 2022 15:55 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
June 30, 2022 13:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig