Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 29, 2016 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

Port St Mary

Sue Whittaker & Carol
August 29, 2016 14:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

The Sound

Carol Woodall
August 29, 2016 14:36 Unidentified Small Cetacean 10 0 Leaping 4

Langness

Tom Kneale
August 28, 2016 09:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

The Sound

Cheryl Gatfield
August 27, 2016 13:00 Common Dolphin 45 5 Bow riding 15

10 miles NW Peel

John Corlett
August 26, 2016 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Douglas harbour entrance

Kevin Walmsley
August 25, 2016 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 13 0 Normal swimming 10

Chicken Rock

Kirrie Jenkins
August 25, 2016 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 14 0 Not recorded 7

Chicken Rock

Chris Burton (Shona Boat Trips)
August 25, 2016 12:45 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 6

Chicken Rock

Chris Burton (shona Boat Trips)
August 25, 2016 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

The Sound

chris Burton(shona Boat Trips)
August 25, 2016 14:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Laxey bay

Graeme Healy
August 25, 2016 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 30

Bay Fine

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
August 25, 2016 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Fort Island

Raine family
August 25, 2016 19:15 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Marine Drive

Carol Woodall & Bill Whittaker
August 25, 2016 18:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine Drive

Carol, 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
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola