Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2018 | 20:52 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 31, 2018 | 20:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Kallow point |
Neil Barron |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| 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 |