Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2018 | 13:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
SE of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker & Neil Barron |
| April 28, 2018 | 16:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
W of the Sound |
Bill & Sue Whittaker |
| April 28, 2018 | 19:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
SE of Sound |
Robin & Rhona Settrey |
| April 27, 2018 | 14:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 27, 2018 | 15:27 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 21, 2018 | 13:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
End of airport runway |
Em |
| April 21, 2018 | 10:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
North of the Sound |
Sea Kayaking IOM |
| April 21, 2018 | 08:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
The Ledges, Port St Mary |
Neil barron |
| April 20, 2018 | 08:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Spanish head |
Neil Barron |
| April 13, 2018 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
On Warts Bank |
Martin Lambden |
| April 11, 2018 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Off Douglas, seen from Ben-my-Chree |
Zoe Sowrey |
| April 7, 2018 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Logging on surface | 5 |
Rue Point |
Nick Pinder |
| April 7, 2018 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Kath Giles |
| April 7, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Calf Lighthouses |
Calf wardens |
| April 6, 2018 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 25 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Calf Lighthouses |
Calf Wardens |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |