Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 25, 2016 14:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Laxey bay

Graeme Healy
August 25, 2016 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 30

Bay Fine

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
August 25, 2016 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Fort Island

Raine family
August 25, 2016 19:15 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Marine Drive

Carol Woodall & Bill Whittaker
August 25, 2016 18:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine Drive

Carol, Sue, Bill
August 25, 2016 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 7 0 Normal swimming 5

800 metres East of the Chasms

Bill Holgate
August 24, 2016 17:15 Common Dolphin 10 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Langness

Richard and Janice Cooil
August 24, 2016 20:30 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Langness

Liz Charter and Tim Earl
August 24, 2016 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 260

Marine Drive

MWDW, Lynne Corrie, Kevin Scott, Michael Corlett, Becci Owen
August 24, 2016 11:30 Common Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Port St Mary

Kirrie Jenkins
August 24, 2016 17:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

The Sound

Graeme Healy
August 22, 2016 18:25 Common Dolphin 30 0 Fast swim or porpoising 65

Peel to Dalby

Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker, Paul Smith
August 22, 2016 20:50 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Leaping 5

South of the Sound

Sue Whittaker & Carol
August 19, 2016 19:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

West of the Sound

Sue Whittaker
August 18, 2016 13:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 95

West of The Sound

Cheryl Gatfield/Chris Burton

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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