Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 27, 2017 07:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

North end of Sound, Calf of Man

Mark & Liz Harris
August 27, 2017 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale Calf of Man

Chris Burton shona boat trips
August 27, 2017 20:23 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

W of Sound car park

Carol Woodall
August 27, 2017 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man

Adam T Scales
August 26, 2017 17:10 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 15

2 miles west of the Sound

MWDW, Carol, Sue and Bill
August 26, 2017 17:10 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 50

2 miles west of the Sound

MWDW, Carol, Sue and Bill
August 26, 2017 18:34 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

N of Calf (kione Beg)

Carol Woodall
August 26, 2017 19:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Laxey

Adam Tansley Scales
August 26, 2017 12:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Wendy Gawne
August 25, 2017 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 1

Point of Ayre

Kevin Kerley
August 24, 2017 16:40 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 4

W of Sound car park

Carol, Sue & Bill
August 23, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 1 Feeding or foraging 8

Gibdale calf of man

Chris Burton Shona boat trips
August 23, 2017 15:00 Common Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 2

Off Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona boat trips
August 23, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

N of Calf

Robin & Rhona Settrey
August 21, 2017 11:10 Risso’s Dolphin 10 2 Feeding or foraging 200

N of Calf

David Craine, Carol, Sue & Bill

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
June 12, 2022 10:40 1 Suspected feeding 120 Peel headlands-breakwater John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
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