Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 5, 2017 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 4

Cow harbour Calf of Man

chris Burton Shona Boat trips
August 4, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 2

South Harbour Calf of Man

chris Burton Shona Boat trips
August 4, 2017 13:00 Humpback whale 1 0 Leaping 105

Niarbyl-West of The Calf

Andrew McGonnell, Sue and David Griffiths
July 29, 2017 13:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 1

West of the Calf of Man

MWDW
July 25, 2017 16:25 Harbour Porpoise 4 2 Feeding or foraging 10

Port St Mary

MWDW
July 25, 2017 19:40 Common Dolphin 10 Fast swim or porpoising 45

W of Sound car park (top)

Rhona & Robin
July 25, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 7 0 Normal swimming 90

Port st Mary between callow point and the carrick

Stuart Marshall
July 23, 2017 11:05 Risso’s Dolphin 3 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Off Langness lighthouse

Richard and Janice Cooil
July 23, 2017 14:00 Minke Whale 1 Feeding or foraging 40

1 mile off Bradda head

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 23, 2017 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Normal swimming 240

Port st Mary between callow point and the carrick

Stuart Marshall
July 22, 2017 10:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 15

Langness

Emily Cleator
July 22, 2017 16:15 Risso’s Dolphin 5 Normal swimming 2

From the Ben-My-Chree

Alex McCormac
July 22, 2017 13:45 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Feeding or foraging 1

Ramsey outer Harbour

Pauline Johns
July 22, 2017 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Port St Mary

Pete Quirk
July 20, 2017 09:46 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Onchan Head

Jo Barry/many at Old Mutual International

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall
July 12, 2022 03:00 2 Swimming 120 Port Erin Bay Charles Leclerc
July 11, 2022 10:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 7 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
July 10, 2022 21:20 1 Suspected feeding 6 Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Dermot Shimmin
July 5, 2022 09:00 1 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
July 5, 2022 15:45 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater
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