Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2016 | 12:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
The Ledges PSM |
Carol Woodall |
| May 14, 2016 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
S of Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 14, 2016 | 17:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol | |
| May 14, 2016 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Not recorded | 25 |
S of Sound |
Rhona, Rob and Sue | |
| May 14, 2016 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Marine drive (north end of road closure) |
John Cowin and Aisha Gadir |
| May 14, 2016 | 16:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Rachel Jackson |
| May 13, 2016 | 12:03 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker &Bill |
| May 13, 2016 | 13:01 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 12, 2016 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
SE of The Sound |
Bill & Sue Whittaker |
| May 11, 2016 | 14:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South of The Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 10, 2016 | 11:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Marine Drive |
MWDW |
| May 9, 2016 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Marine Drive |
Graham Bayliss |
| May 8, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Douglas Lighthouse and Marine Drive |
Maggie Shutler/Daniel Hurst |
| May 6, 2016 | 13:38 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
South of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 6, 2016 | 19:47 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| 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 |