Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 29, 2016 10:52 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

East of the Calf

Bill Holgate
April 27, 2016 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 20

Marine Drive

Keith and Barbara Uren
April 25, 2016 19:30 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Dhoon bay

Joseph
April 24, 2016 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 20

Douglas head

Simon & Erin Jeffs
April 20, 2016 08:45 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas Bay

Maggie Shutler
April 20, 2016 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Calf of Man

Sue Leeming (aboard Gemini)
April 19, 2016 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas head

Dave Corkish
April 19, 2016 11:45 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Normal swimming 5

1 mile off Scarlett

Adam and Margaret Kelly
April 18, 2016 19:45 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 15

By the old Howstrake camp

Fiona
April 18, 2016 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Normal swimming 5

Groudle

Nicola Mcsween
April 17, 2016 09:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 20

Douglas Head

Steve Wright
April 17, 2016 10:20 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 25

Marine Drive

Steve Wright
April 13, 2016 16:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Not recorded 30

Marine drive

Taylor Keig
April 13, 2016 07:50 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Mike Gerrity
April 12, 2016 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Not recorded 15

Douglas Lighthouse

Christine Black

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
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