Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
April 9, 2016 08:15 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 30

Onchan Head

Pam Apperley
April 9, 2016 12:30 Minke Whale 0 1 Feeding or foraging 15

Douglas Head

Pam Apperley (reporter, not observer)
March 31, 2016 14:25 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Behind Douglas breakwater

Jon Ward
March 31, 2016 19:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas head

Tom Brook
March 28, 2016 13:00 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Not recorded 1

Groudle

Vikki Raby
March 21, 2016 12:35 Risso’s Dolphin 11 1 Normal swimming 10

Fort Island, Langness

Mark Kitching
March 21, 2016 13:26 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Port St Mary Ledges

Sue Whittaker Bill and Carol
March 20, 2016 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 Feeding or foraging 11

Langness

Carol Woodall and Sue Whittaker
March 20, 2016 16:45 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

West of Sound

Carol Woodall and Bill Whittaker
March 20, 2016 16:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 20

Cornaa/Port Mooar

Geraldine Sowrey

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 20 West of Calf of Man Quentin De Backer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded
June 15, 2022 12:10 3 Tight circling 20 6 miles south Sugar loaf Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick
June 15, 2022 11:05 1 Suspected feeding 35 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 14, 2022 21:30 2 Suspected feeding 35 Marine drive Port Soderick end Kevin Sharpe
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher