Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 13, 2016 19:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

East of The Sound

Robin Settrey
July 13, 2016 20:15 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 45

West of The Calf

Robin Settrey
July 12, 2016 11:20 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Tail slapping 20

Half mile north of The Calf

Bob Taylor (Gemini)
July 12, 2016 11:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine drive

Steve Beckley
July 12, 2016 16:55 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

Langness

Richard and Janice Cooil
July 12, 2016 16:15 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Langness

Neil and Glennis Corkill
July 12, 2016 17:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 30

SE of Black Head

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
July 12, 2016 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 5

West of The Calf

Dani Crellin
July 12, 2016 11:30 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Leaping 9

Calf of Man

Chris Burton
July 12, 2016 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Calf of Man

Chris Burton
July 6, 2016 15:56 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

West of The Sound

Carol Woodall
July 5, 2016 13:47 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 2

2 miles off Port St Mary

Stuart marshall
July 5, 2016 20:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Ramsey Bay

Dilys Sowrey
July 3, 2016 17:08 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

West of The Sound

Sue Whittaker & Carol
July 3, 2016 08:50 Unidentified Small Cetacean 5 0 Bow riding 5

Douglas, seen from Ben-My-Chree

Anonymous

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward
August 24, 2022 08:30 1 Suspected feeding 240 Peel Breakwater John Hills, Max Crookall
August 21, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 120 Port Erin Debbie McGregor
August 20, 2022 11:00 1 Parellel swimming 10 Peel Castle Jonathan Reilly
August 15, 2022 18:35 1 Swimming 5 Back of the Calf Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat
August 14, 2022 13:50 1 Suspected feeding 120 West of the Sound MWDW