Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 2, 2017 18:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

N of Calf

Sue Whittaker
September 2, 2017 19:08 Harbour Porpoise 3 Normal swimming 2

W of Sound car park.

Sue & Bill Whittaker
September 2, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

N of Calf.

Robin Settrey
August 31, 2017 19:15 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Leaping 15

North of Calf

Robin Settrey, Sue & Bill
August 31, 2017 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 3

N of Calf (Kione Beg)

Robin, Sue & Bill
August 31, 2017 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 25 5 Feeding or foraging 20

Between the Calf and Chicken rock

Kirrie Jenkins and family
August 28, 2017 14:25 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Off the Ayres NNR, between Rue Point and Ballaghennie Visitor Centre.

Peter and Carole Smith
August 27, 2017 07:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

North end of Sound, Calf of Man

Mark & Liz Harris
August 27, 2017 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale Calf of Man

Chris Burton shona boat trips
August 27, 2017 20:23 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

W of Sound car park

Carol Woodall
August 27, 2017 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man

Adam T Scales
August 26, 2017 17:10 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 15

2 miles west of the Sound

MWDW, Carol, Sue and Bill
August 26, 2017 17:10 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 50

2 miles west of the Sound

MWDW, Carol, Sue and Bill
August 26, 2017 18:34 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

N of Calf (kione Beg)

Carol Woodall
August 26, 2017 19:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Laxey

Adam Tansley Scales

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
May 24, 2022 18:00 1 Swimming 30 Port Erin bay Elizabeth Lawton
May 14, 2022 17:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 The Chasms Alessia
May 7, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 45 300m east of the Calf of Man Caroline & Phil Roriston and David
May 3, 2022 14:45 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin
May 1, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Dalby Richard Marks
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola