Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2018 | 17:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker, Neil, Carol |
| May 7, 2018 | 17:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
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Beryl Quayle |
| May 6, 2018 | 10:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Cow harbour calf of man |
Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Erin Bay Fine |
shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Calf Sound |
Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 12:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 3 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Erin Bay Fine |
shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 12:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Erin |
Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
The Stack South west Calf of Man |
shona Boat Trips chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 16:12 | Common Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Stack South west of Calf of Man |
shona Boat Trips |
| May 4, 2018 | 11:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 4, 2018 | 12:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker MWDW |
| May 3, 2018 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 5 |
Marine drive toll gates |
David Buttery |
| May 2, 2018 | 15:37 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 30, 2018 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 30, 2018 | 12:03 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
SE of Sound |
Neil Barron & 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 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 |