Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 14, 2016 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

The Ledges PSM

Carol Woodall
May 14, 2016 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 90

S of Sound

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
May 14, 2016 17:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 Feeding or foraging 30

S of Sound

Sue Whittaker & Carol
May 14, 2016 19:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 Not recorded 25

S of Sound

Rhona, Rob and Sue
May 14, 2016 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Marine drive (north end of road closure)

John Cowin and Aisha Gadir
May 14, 2016 16:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 10

Marine Drive

Rachel Jackson
May 13, 2016 12:03 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

S of Sound

Sue Whittaker &Bill
May 13, 2016 13:01 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

S of Sound

Sue Whittaker
May 12, 2016 13:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

SE of The Sound

Bill & Sue Whittaker
May 11, 2016 14:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

South of The Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 10, 2016 11:50 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Marine Drive

MWDW
May 9, 2016 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Marine Drive

Graham Bayliss
May 8, 2016 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 20

Douglas Lighthouse and Marine Drive

Maggie Shutler/Daniel Hurst
May 6, 2016 13:38 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

South of The Sound

Sue Whittaker
May 6, 2016 19:47 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

South of The Sound

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
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter
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