Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 23, 2017 14:00 Minke Whale 1 Feeding or foraging 40

1 mile off Bradda head

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 23, 2017 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Normal swimming 240

Port st Mary between callow point and the carrick

Stuart Marshall
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

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
August 13, 2022 19:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Langness Laura Elizabeth
August 11, 2022 19:25 1 Suspected feeding 10 Warts Bank, Calf of Man Gemini
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley