Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 22, 2017 10:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 15

Langness

Emily Cleator
July 22, 2017 16:15 Risso’s Dolphin 5 Normal swimming 2

From the Ben-My-Chree

Alex McCormac
July 22, 2017 13:45 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Feeding or foraging 1

Ramsey outer Harbour

Pauline Johns
July 22, 2017 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Port St Mary

Pete Quirk
July 20, 2017 09:46 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Onchan Head

Jo Barry/many at Old Mutual International
July 20, 2017 15:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Maureen & Nigel Morgan
July 18, 2017 14:00 Risso’s Dolphin 4 1 Normal swimming 10

The Stack off the calf

chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 18, 2017 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Normal swimming 240

Port st Mary between callow point and the carrick

Stuart Marshall
July 17, 2017 10:55 Risso’s Dolphin 5 Leaping 20

NW Kitterland

Sue&Eddie Richards, Pete &Ann
July 17, 2017 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 10

Chicken Rock

Kirrie Jenkins
July 16, 2017 20:10 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

S of the Sound

Sue, Bill
July 16, 2017 20:10 Risso’s Dolphin 3 Normal swimming 1

E side of Langness

Richard Norris
July 15, 2017 13:55 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 20

NW of Kitterland

Sue , Bill
July 15, 2017 13:50 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 105

NW of the Sound

Sue, Neil, Bill & lots more
July 14, 2017 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

South of Sound

Neil Barron

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