Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 18, 2018 19:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Point of Ayre

Jane Byrne
May 18, 2018 17:15 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 3

off the burroo

May 18, 2018 18:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

off Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 18, 2018 19:00 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 6

Off the Calf Stack

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
May 18, 2018 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

May 18, 2018 11:11 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Not recorded 3

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris burton Shona Boat trips
May 17, 2018 19:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

North of Calf

Robin Settrey, Sue Whittaker
May 17, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 45

Port St Mary

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary breakwater

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port skillion

Neil Barron
May 17, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Spy hopping 1

Shore under Langness herring tower

Graeme
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

South of Kitterland

Steve Wright
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
May 15, 2018 14:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off Bradda head

Richard and Janice Cooil
May 13, 2018 10:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward
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