Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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August 22, 2016 | 20:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
South of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
August 19, 2016 | 19:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
August 18, 2016 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 95 |
West of The Sound |
Cheryl Gatfield/Chris Burton |
August 18, 2016 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
West of the Sound |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
August 15, 2016 | 09:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
West of The Sound |
Terry & Marie O’Connor/Chris Burton |
August 15, 2016 | 11:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Calf of Man |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
August 15, 2016 | 18:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bradda Head |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
August 15, 2016 | 08:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Tail slapping | 5 |
Onchan |
Mike Kelly |
August 15, 2016 | 20:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Perwick Bay |
Dan Wood |
August 14, 2016 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
August 14, 2016 | 17:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Peel Hill |
Dave Dentith and Sarah Corlett |
August 14, 2016 | 09:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Derbyhaven |
Darren Watterson |
August 10, 2016 | 10:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Caigher point, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
August 5, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
The Chasms |
MWDW |
August 5, 2016 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Scarlett |
Adam Kelly |
Recent basking shark sightings
Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |
June 23, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Back of Peel Castle | Janice McQuarrie and David Wright | ||
June 23, 2025 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel breakwater | The Callow Family | |||
June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel bay | Jenny Victoria |
May 23, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Contrary head | John Henley | ||
May 23, 2025 | 05:50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tight circling | 5 | Niarbyl | John Henley |
May 23, 2025 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Bradda head | Anon |
May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin | |||
May 20, 2025 | 16:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile west of Bradda head | Kirrie | ||
May 20, 2025 | 18:45 | 2 | 2 | Swimming | 10 | Calf, 2 miles off south harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
May 20, 2025 | 19:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Chicken rock – Drinking Dragon | Thomas Keggen boat trips isle of man |