Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
October 9, 2016 18:00 Fin Whale 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Laxey

Jeremy Watterson
October 9, 2016 15:00 Risso’s Dolphin 15 0 Normal swimming 15

Sugar Loaf

Bill Holgate
October 9, 2016 15:00 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 15

1km South of Port St Mary

Bill Holgate
October 2, 2016 14:25 Fin Whale 2 Feeding or foraging 180

Marine Drive-where the road ends

Sue, Carol and Bill
October 1, 2016 15:25 Fin Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 60

Marine drive

Mike Kelly, Sue, Bill and Carol
September 17, 2016 14:15 Fin Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 30

3.5 miles SE of Toll Gate, Marine Drive

Mike Craine
September 6, 2016 15:30 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 5

The Calf

Chris Burton shona boat trips
September 2, 2016 19:05 Unidentified Small Cetacean 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

West of the Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
August 29, 2016 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

Port St Mary

Sue Whittaker & Carol
August 29, 2016 14:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

The Sound

Carol Woodall
August 29, 2016 14:36 Unidentified Small Cetacean 10 0 Leaping 4

Langness

Tom Kneale
August 28, 2016 09:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

The Sound

Cheryl Gatfield
August 27, 2016 13:00 Common Dolphin 45 5 Bow riding 15

10 miles NW Peel

John Corlett
August 26, 2016 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Douglas harbour entrance

Kevin Walmsley
August 25, 2016 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 13 0 Normal swimming 10

Chicken Rock

Kirrie Jenkins

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
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