Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2016 | 16:54 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 16, 2016 | 18:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 35 |
Douglas lighthouse/Marine Drive |
Tom Brook, Lee Kennaugh |
| May 16, 2016 | 18:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary, Kallow point |
Graham Hall, MBSW |
| May 16, 2016 | 20:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
South east of the Sound |
Rhona & Rob |
| May 16, 2016 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
South of The Sound |
Rick and Mary Strange |
| May 14, 2016 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Gob Liack to Little Ness |
Colin Gundry |
| May 14, 2016 | 13:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
South of the Sound |
Paul Ward |
| May 14, 2016 | 09:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Carrick Bay |
Carol Woodall | |
| May 14, 2016 | 12:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
The Ledges PSM |
Carol Woodall |
| May 14, 2016 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
S of Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 14, 2016 | 17:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol | |
| May 14, 2016 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Not recorded | 25 |
S of Sound |
Rhona, Rob and Sue | |
| May 14, 2016 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Marine drive (north end of road closure) |
John Cowin and Aisha Gadir |
| May 14, 2016 | 16:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Rachel Jackson |
| May 13, 2016 | 12:03 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker &Bill |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer |