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
July 5, 2022 09:00 1 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
July 5, 2022 15:45 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater
July 5, 2022 15:00 1 1 Swimming 180 Peel breakwater Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other
July 4, 2022 12:00 3 Suspected feeding 200 Peel breakwater to the headlands Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family
July 3, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
July 3, 2022 15:55 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
June 30, 2022 13:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig
June 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley