Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 6, 2018 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 3 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:25 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:10 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

The Stack South west Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:12 Common Dolphin 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Stack South west of Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips
May 4, 2018 11:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

SSE of Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 4, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker MWDW
May 3, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 5

Marine drive toll gates

David Buttery
May 2, 2018 15:37 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 11:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 12:03 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

SE of Sound

Neil Barron & Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 14:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

W of the Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 29, 2018 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

SE of Sound

Sue, Neil & Bill
April 29, 2018 16:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 50

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker, Neil Barron
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

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 2, 2026 15:29 1 1 Swimming 10 Port St Mary harbour Thomas boat trips isle of man
August 2, 2026 10:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 1km offshore from Cronk ny Arrey Laa John Barker
August 2, 2026 08:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Niarbyl Jennie Campbell
August 2, 2026 15:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 40 Santon gorge Rachel Berry, Tina Teare
August 2, 2026 13:05 2 2 Swimming 45 Port Grenaugh Becky Kent
August 2, 2026 17:03 0 1 Swimming 20 Chicken lighthouse Thomas boat trips isle of man
August 2, 2026 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 25 The Sound Nicki and Andy Mason
August 2, 2026 15:30 1 1 2 Suspected feeding 30 One mile south of Niarbyl Sarah Kinrade
August 2, 2026 13:45 5 5 Suspected feeding 90 Between Knockaloe and Dalby Vanquish
August 1, 2026 14:00 0 1 Suspected feeding 480 Off Bradda Head in Port Erin bay Amy Clark and many others
August 1, 2026 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Fleshwick Bay Matt Langford
July 31, 2026 12:45 1 1 Swimming 15 Calf Sound Thomas boat trips isle of man
July 31, 2026 18:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 45 Bradda Head David Sutton
July 30, 2026 18:00 0 1 120 Fenella beach to breakwater Lynn Chambers, Kelly, Sarah Morrison, Rex Harding
July 30, 2026 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 140 Cove from Sound to Port Erin (Clet Aldrick) Jane Rushworth, Gillian Doyle, Sheila Norris, Laura Stewart