Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 24, 2017 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Cranstal (near Point of Ayre)

Paula Wadsworth
May 24, 2017 12:58 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 15

South of the Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 20, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

South of the Sound

Steve Wright
May 19, 2017 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Point of Ayre

Bill & Sue Whittaker
May 17, 2017 16:15 Minke Whale 0 0 Normal swimming 5

10kms south of Castletown

Craig Woodbridge/David Beard
May 17, 2017 12:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 Feeding or foraging 15

PSM ledges

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 17, 2017 12:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 30

PSM ledges

Sue Whittaker
May 17, 2017 13:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 Feeding or foraging 90

Sound Car Park

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 13, 2017 20:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Erin breakwater

Carol, Bill & Sue
May 12, 2017 19:53 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

West of the Sound

Carol, Sue, Rhona & Robin
May 11, 2017 15:45 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

The Chasms

Sue, Carol & Bill
May 10, 2017 18:36 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

South of the Sound

Carol Woodall
May 10, 2017 20:13 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Port St Mary

Carol, Sue & Bill
May 10, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 7 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Bradda Head

Kirrie Jenkins
May 9, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Ledges Port St M ary

Janice Richard Cooil

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