Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2017 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
W of Sound car park |
Carol, Sue & Bill |
| August 23, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 8 |
Gibdale calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona boat trips |
| August 23, 2017 | 15:00 | Common Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Off Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona boat trips |
| August 23, 2017 | 19:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
N of Calf |
Robin & Rhona Settrey |
| August 21, 2017 | 11:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 200 |
N of Calf |
David Craine, Carol, Sue & Bill |
| August 21, 2017 | 13:58 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Tail slapping | 5 |
West of the Sound |
David Craine |
| August 20, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Gibdale calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona boat trips |
| August 16, 2017 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Just off Peel castle |
Tom Kilner |
| August 15, 2017 | 13:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| August 15, 2017 | 10:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
North of the Calf Sound |
Michael maddrell |
| August 15, 2017 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Blowing | 60 |
Spanish head |
Lucy Jones |
| August 13, 2017 | 08:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
West of The Sound |
Mark & Liz Harris |
| August 13, 2017 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 6 | Normal swimming | 20 |
North of the Calf |
Mary Drijfhout |
| August 13, 2017 | 09:00 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
North of Niarbyl |
Ian Judd |
| August 13, 2017 | 12:30 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Leaping | 30 |
Off Port Erin |
Susan jane alexander |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart |