Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 6, 2016 15:56 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

West of The Sound

Carol Woodall
July 5, 2016 13:47 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 2

2 miles off Port St Mary

Stuart marshall
July 5, 2016 20:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Ramsey Bay

Dilys Sowrey
July 3, 2016 17:08 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

West of The Sound

Sue Whittaker & Carol
July 3, 2016 08:50 Unidentified Small Cetacean 5 0 Bow riding 5

Douglas, seen from Ben-My-Chree

Anonymous
June 24, 2016 15:41 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
June 23, 2016 07:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 1 Feeding or foraging 90

Off Spanish head

David Wright
June 23, 2016 08:30 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off Spanish head

David Wright
June 23, 2016 08:20 Common Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Off Spanish head

David Wright
June 18, 2016 11:05 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Onchan Head

David Cain
June 18, 2016 20:10 Minke Whale 1 Normal swimming 1

10 miles off Bradda head

Dermot Shimmin
June 17, 2016 21:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 10 Feeding or foraging 15

Ramsey Bay

Eddie Sullivan & Colette Gambell
June 16, 2016 13:30 Risso’s Dolphin 30 0 Leaping 10

Fort Island, Langness

Mark Kitching
June 16, 2016 20:20 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Diane Short
June 14, 2016 18:10 Risso’s Dolphin 11 0 Normal swimming 40

Marine drive-Douglas head

Anicka parkin

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 24, 2022 08:30 1 Suspected feeding 240 Peel Breakwater John Hills, Max Crookall
August 21, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 120 Port Erin Debbie McGregor
August 20, 2022 11:00 1 Parellel swimming 10 Peel Castle Jonathan Reilly
August 15, 2022 18:35 1 Swimming 5 Back of the Calf Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat
August 14, 2022 13:50 1 Suspected feeding 120 West of the Sound MWDW
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