Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 24, 2016 15:41 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
June 23, 2016 07:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 1 Feeding or foraging 90

Off Spanish head

David Wright
June 23, 2016 08:30 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off Spanish head

David Wright
June 23, 2016 08:20 Common Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Off Spanish head

David Wright
June 18, 2016 11:05 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Onchan Head

David Cain
June 18, 2016 20:10 Minke Whale 1 Normal swimming 1

10 miles off Bradda head

Dermot Shimmin
June 17, 2016 21:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 10 Feeding or foraging 15

Ramsey Bay

Eddie Sullivan & Colette Gambell

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola