Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 8, 2017 17:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Fast swim or porpoising 35

North and South of the Sound

Carol Sue, Bill, Terasa Williams
July 8, 2017 19:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 Fast swim or porpoising 3

West of Sound

Robin Settrey
July 8, 2017 17:35 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Between Bay Stacka and Perwick

Nina Shimmin
July 8, 2017 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 12 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Aldrick to Calf Sound

Nina Shimmin
July 8, 2017 13:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Fast swim or porpoising 120

Peel Breakwater-Niarbyl

Many
July 7, 2017 20:18 Bottlenose Dolphin 7 3 Feeding or foraging 80

North of the Sound

Bill, Sue &Carol
July 7, 2017 19:40 Unidentified Small Cetacean 6 0 Leaping 15

4miles north west of the Sound

Rob, Bill, Sue & Carol
July 7, 2017 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 1 Feeding or foraging 15

South of the Sound

Sue, Carol, Bil
July 7, 2017 15:55 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

West of the Sound

Carol, Sue, Bill
July 7, 2017 16:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 Fast swim or porpoising 5

West of the Sound

Carol Woodall
July 7, 2017 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Leaping 10

Peel Hill

janice richard cooil
July 6, 2017 13:35 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 5

Off Spanish Head

Neil
July 6, 2017 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 30

Port St Mary

Ian Wilcock
July 6, 2017 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 30

Port St Mary

Ian Wilcock
July 6, 2017 18:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

West of the Sound

Carol, Sue

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