Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 18, 2018 11:11 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Not recorded 3

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris burton Shona Boat trips
May 17, 2018 19:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

North of Calf

Robin Settrey, Sue Whittaker
May 17, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 45

Port St Mary

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary breakwater

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port skillion

Neil Barron
May 17, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Spy hopping 1

Shore under Langness herring tower

Graeme
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

South of Kitterland

Steve Wright
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
May 15, 2018 14:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off Bradda head

Richard and Janice Cooil
May 13, 2018 10:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 00 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:35 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Sugarloaf

John Cowin
May 13, 2018 17:55 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Perwick bay

Kirree Jenkins
May 13, 2018 10:44 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Perwick Bay

MWDW
May 12, 2018 10:45 Risso’s Dolphin 15 0 Normal swimming 20

3/4 mile off Sugar Loaf

Kevin Dunn

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