Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 17, 2021 15:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Off the Point of Ayre

Louise Samson
July 16, 2021 11:50 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Logging on surface 50

Chicken Rock

Kirrie and Phil Jenkins
July 16, 2021 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 12 0 Logging on surface 180

Niarbyl-Bradda head

Phil Kirrie Jenkins, MWDW
July 16, 2021 12:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 5

(Gemini) off Port St Mary

Robin Bennett
July 16, 2021 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Cow Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 16, 2021 18:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 15, 2021 14:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 30

Peel bay

Theresa Hayes, Charlotte Greenbank
July 15, 2021 16:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 14, 2021 13:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel bay

Sue, Carol. Bill
July 14, 2021 16:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

East side Calf Sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 13, 2021 17:05 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel bay

Carol & Sue
July 12, 2021 11:10 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 5

South Harbour calf of man

Chris Burton shona boat trips
July 11, 2021 12:30 Common Dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 40

West of the Sound

MWDW
July 11, 2021 14:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale, Calf of Man

Daniel Woollard
July 11, 2021 09:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 50

Ramsey bay

Christ/Karen Wormwell

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
May 24, 2022 18:00 1 Swimming 30 Port Erin bay Elizabeth Lawton
May 14, 2022 17:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 The Chasms Alessia
May 7, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 45 300m east of the Calf of Man Caroline & Phil Roriston and David
May 3, 2022 14:45 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin
May 1, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Dalby Richard Marks
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola