Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
November 26, 2016 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Leaping 45

East of the Calf

Susie MacKenzie Fidlin
November 20, 2016 14:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Off Sugarloaf

Mike ritchie
November 13, 2016 09:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Normal swimming 30

Douglas bay

Shane Stigant
November 13, 2016 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Fast swim or porpoising 5

1 Km off Marine drive

Shane Stigant
November 6, 2016 08:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Dog Mills

Will Quayle
November 6, 2016 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 5

Laxey

Tom Parish
October 30, 2016 10:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Little Ness

Pete Quirk
October 30, 2016 11:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 5

Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
October 29, 2016 09:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 1

Laxey

Shane Stigant
October 28, 2016 11:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas Head

Phil Kneen
October 28, 2016 16:00 Minke Whale 3 2 Feeding or foraging 90

Marine Drive Toll gate

Neil Clague
October 28, 2016 16:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 20

Pigeon Stream Marine Drive

Neil Clague
October 28, 2016 14:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 120

Douglas

Shane Stigant
October 28, 2016 15:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 7

Peel

MWDW
October 21, 2016 09:15 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 75

Douglas Head

Liz Vipond, Andy Watson

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