Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 12, 2016 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Just north of chicken rock

Olivia Lang
June 12, 2016 16:15 Minke Whale 2 0 Normal swimming 5

5nm west of the calf

Dan Keeling
June 11, 2016 17:05 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas head

Colin Gundry
June 10, 2016 19:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

About 1/4 of mile off Little Ness headland just off Marine Drive

Jon Russell-Dunn
June 10, 2016 18:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Bradda Head

Adele Priest
June 10, 2016 19:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Bradda Head

Chris Burton
June 8, 2016 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Not recorded 2

Little Ness

Peter Quirk
June 8, 2016 14:05 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

Langness

Alison Kyle
June 7, 2016 16:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Derby Haven

Mike Dunn
June 7, 2016 20:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 30

Peel

William Caley
June 7, 2016 08:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas Bay

Maggie Shutler
June 7, 2016 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 20

Port St Mary

Iain Wilkinson
June 7, 2016 13:50 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas Lighthouse

Maggie Shutler
June 7, 2016 16:10 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Not recorded 10

Fort Island, Langness

Mark Kitching
June 7, 2016 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Peel Hill

Mike Prior

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 24, 2022 18:00 1 Swimming 30 Port Erin bay Elizabeth Lawton
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