Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 3, 2018 21:44 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Point of Ayre

Hannah Keogh
June 3, 2018 11:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Half a mile off Bradda Head

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 14:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 3

The Stack, Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 18:50 Risso’s Dolphin 5 Feeding or foraging 10

Half a mile off Bradda Head

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 20:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

North of Calf of Man

Rob Mercer
June 3, 2018 20:15 Risso’s Dolphin 2 2 Normal swimming 15

South of Calf Sound

Rob Mercer
June 3, 2018 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Feeding or foraging 5

0.7 Nm SSE of Calf Sound

& Shona boat trips
June 3, 2018 08:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Between Langness and Santon Head

Netty & Steve Taggart
June 3, 2018 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Calf Sound

Netty & Steve Taggart
June 3, 2018 11:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Perwick bay

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 12:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

East side of the Calf

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 13:52 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 20

Niarbyl / Cronk ny arrey laa

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 17:30 Common Dolphin 25 1 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Offshore Port Erin

Chris Mountain

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