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 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |