Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
January 18, 2016 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 45

West of The Sound

Mike Craine
January 16, 2016 10:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 90

Niarbyl to The Calf

The Wattersons, Martin Lambden and Sound Cafe
January 16, 2016 15:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 100 0 Fast swim or porpoising 70

Marine Drive

Stuart Perks, Gavin Carter
December 27, 2015 09:37 Bottlenose Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 10

Between Santon Gorge and Derbyhaven

Kylie
December 27, 2015 08:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 65

Bulgham bay – Douglas Bay

Shane Stigant
December 27, 2015 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Jack – Douglas lighthouse.

Shelley & Chris Kilpatrick
December 25, 2015 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Adam and Margaret Kelly
December 22, 2015 11:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 10

Fort Island, Langness

Cassie Kennaugh
November 26, 2015 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 120

Cornaa-Laxey

Unknown

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