Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 17, 2017 13:40 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Kallow point, Port St Mary

Graham and Jackie Hall
April 17, 2017 09:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 15

Spanish head

Cheryl Gatfield
April 12, 2017 18:00 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Langness

The Bromiley Family
April 7, 2017 13:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas

Danny Kermeen, Cameron Pike
April 2, 2017 16:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 Feeding or foraging 11

South of Langness

Vicky Taylor
April 1, 2017 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 3

Rue Point, Andreas.

Nick Pinder
April 1, 2017 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 40

Onchan Head

Dylan Yates
April 1, 2017 11:25 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 55

South west of Point of Ayre

Colin Gundry
April 1, 2017 12:45 Risso’s Dolphin 3 1 Normal swimming 15

Douglas head

Colin Cowie
March 24, 2017 17:35 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 5 Fast swim or porpoising 90

Port Mooar-Laxey bay

Shane Stigant, Anna Kerruish
March 23, 2017 12:50 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Not recorded 10

Marine Drive

Renée Heginbotham
March 20, 2017 12:05 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 0 Normal swimming 60

Douglas lighthouse

Nathan Davies
March 13, 2017 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 0 Normal swimming 10

Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
March 9, 2017 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Peel breakwater

Liz Charter, Gail Jeffcoate, Tim Earl
March 6, 2017 12:05 Harbour Porpoise 4 1 Feeding or foraging 15

Port St Mary

Carol Woodall and 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
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola