Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
09/04/2016 12:30 Minke Whale 0 1 Feeding or foraging 15

Douglas Head

Pam Apperley (reporter, not observer)
09/04/2016 08:15 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 30

Onchan Head

Pam Apperley
31/03/2016 19:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas head

Tom Brook
31/03/2016 14:25 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Behind Douglas breakwater

Jon Ward
28/03/2016 13:00 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Not recorded 1

Groudle

Vikki Raby
21/03/2016 13:26 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Port St Mary Ledges

Sue Whittaker Bill and Carol
21/03/2016 12:35 Risso’s Dolphin 11 1 Normal swimming 10

Fort Island, Langness

Mark Kitching
20/03/2016 16:45 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

West of Sound

Carol Woodall and Bill Whittaker
20/03/2016 16:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 20

Cornaa/Port Mooar

Geraldine Sowrey
20/03/2016 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 11

Langness

Carol Woodall and Sue Whittaker
18/03/2016 16:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

West of The Sound

Sue Whittaker
14/03/2016 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

100m off Bradda Head

Steve & Netty Taggart
13/03/2016 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 1 Normal swimming 30

Off Douglas Head

Colin & Anne Gundry
07/03/2016 09:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Steve Wright
06/03/2016 11:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 70 30 Normal swimming 300

Laxey bay to the Calf

Mr Griffiths, Terri Wilcox, Dave Smith, Jackie and Graham Hall