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 |