Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 2, 2026 15:29 1 1 Swimming 10 Port St Mary harbour Thomas boat trips isle of man
August 2, 2026 10:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 1km offshore from Cronk ny Arrey Laa John Barker
August 2, 2026 08:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Niarbyl Jennie Campbell
August 2, 2026 15:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 40 Santon gorge Rachel Berry, Tina Teare
August 2, 2026 13:05 2 2 Swimming 45 Port Grenaugh Becky Kent
August 2, 2026 17:03 0 1 Swimming 20 Chicken lighthouse Thomas boat trips isle of man
August 2, 2026 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 25 The Sound Nicki and Andy Mason
August 2, 2026 15:30 1 1 2 Suspected feeding 30 One mile south of Niarbyl Sarah Kinrade
August 1, 2026 14:00 0 1 Suspected feeding 480 Off Bradda Head in Port Erin bay Amy Clark and many others
August 1, 2026 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Fleshwick Bay Matt Langford
July 31, 2026 12:45 1 1 Swimming 15 Calf Sound Thomas boat trips isle of man
July 31, 2026 18:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 45 Bradda Head David Sutton
July 30, 2026 18:00 0 1 120 Fenella beach to breakwater Lynn Chambers, Kelly, Sarah Morrison, Rex Harding
July 30, 2026 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 140 Cove from Sound to Port Erin (Clet Aldrick) Jane Rushworth, Gillian Doyle, Sheila Norris, Laura Stewart
July 30, 2026 14:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Jane Rushworth