Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 13, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 00 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:35 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Sugarloaf

John Cowin
May 13, 2018 17:55 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Perwick bay

Kirree Jenkins
May 13, 2018 10:44 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Perwick Bay

MWDW
May 12, 2018 10:45 Risso’s Dolphin 15 0 Normal swimming 20

3/4 mile off Sugar Loaf

Kevin Dunn
May 12, 2018 14:05 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 30

W of Sound car park

Sue, MWDW, Graham & Emily Underhill
May 12, 2018 13:25 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 15

N of Calf

Carol, Neil & Sue
May 12, 2018 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

N of Calf

Carol Woodall, Neil Barron
May 12, 2018 16:07 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 20

W of Sound car park

Carol, Sue, Neil, Bill
May 12, 2018 17:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 15

N of Kitterland

Sue, Carol, Neil & others
May 12, 2018 17:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Niarbyl

MWDW, Sue, Bill, Carol
May 12, 2018 10:50 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Perwick

Neil Barron
May 12, 2018 10:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Kallow point

Neil Barron
May 7, 2018 15:07 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

N of Calf

Carol Woodall, Neil barron, Sue Whittaker
May 7, 2018 16:50 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 140

Between Calf and Langness

Carol Woodall, Sue, Neil & Bill

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
July 30, 2026 14:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Jane Rushworth
July 29, 2026 12:00 2 2 Suspected feeding 30 North of Whitestrand Jane Young
July 29, 2026 15:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 South side of Calf about 600m offshore Jan Gledhill
July 28, 2026 07:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 160 Below Bradda Head. Port Erin Andy Craine, Andy Karran, Christine Price
July 28, 2026 11:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 5 miles off Whitestrand Vanquish
July 27, 2026 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 240 Off Bradda Head Anne Connell, Abigail
July 27, 2026 18:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Behind Peel Castle Paul Marriott
July 19, 2026 09:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Bradda head Iain quine
July 16, 2026 11:00 1 1 Swimming 10 South of Perwick bay Irene Thomasson
July 9, 2026 18:30 2 2 20 Whitestrand, north of Peel Harry
July 9, 2026 16:30 0 6 2 8 Parellel swimming 180 1km off Glen Mooar FHA photography, Harry Gell
July 9, 2026 17:00 5 5 Swimming 90 Between Kirk Michael & Orrisdale Ian & Dylan Judd