Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 10, 2016 19:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

About 1/4 of mile off Little Ness headland just off Marine Drive

Jon Russell-Dunn
June 10, 2016 18:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Bradda Head

Adele Priest
June 10, 2016 19:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Bradda Head

Chris Burton
June 8, 2016 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Not recorded 2

Little Ness

Peter Quirk
June 8, 2016 14:05 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

Langness

Alison Kyle
June 7, 2016 16:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Derby Haven

Mike Dunn
June 7, 2016 20:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 30

Peel

William Caley
June 7, 2016 08:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas Bay

Maggie Shutler
June 7, 2016 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 20

Port St Mary

Iain Wilkinson
June 7, 2016 13:50 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas Lighthouse

Maggie Shutler
June 7, 2016 16:10 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Not recorded 10

Fort Island, Langness

Mark Kitching
June 7, 2016 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Peel Hill

Mike Prior
June 7, 2016 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Port St Mary

Iain Wilkinson
June 7, 2016 15:45 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Not recorded 6

Calf of Man

Chris Burton
June 6, 2016 15:50 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Karen & Richard Hooper

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
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