Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 24, 2016 15:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 50

SSE of the Sound

Sue Whittaker
May 24, 2016 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Leaping 5

Langness

Terri Smith
May 23, 2016 19:44 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 30

South of the Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 22, 2016 16:54 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 45

South of the Sound

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
May 16, 2016 18:10 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 35

Douglas lighthouse/Marine Drive

Tom Brook, Lee Kennaugh
May 16, 2016 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Port St Mary, Kallow point

Graham Hall, MBSW
May 16, 2016 20:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 10

South east of the Sound

Rhona & Rob
May 16, 2016 10:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

South of The Sound

Rick and Mary Strange
May 14, 2016 13:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Gob Liack to Little Ness

Colin Gundry
May 14, 2016 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 5

South of the Sound

Paul Ward
May 14, 2016 09:35 Risso’s Dolphin 3 Normal swimming 1

Carrick Bay

Carol Woodall
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

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 5, 2022 15:00 1 1 Swimming 180 Peel breakwater Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other
July 4, 2022 12:00 3 Suspected feeding 200 Peel breakwater to the headlands Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family
July 3, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
July 3, 2022 15:55 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
June 30, 2022 13:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig
June 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman