Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2020 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 5 |
Kirk Michael |
Ali and Luke |
| August 30, 2020 | 09:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Daryl Blake |
| August 24, 2020 | 17:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Leaping | 180 |
Chasms- The Sound |
Richard, Jan & Nicky Cooil, Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 24, 2020 | 11:54 | Harbour Porpoise | 0 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary |
Four winns |
| August 24, 2020 | 12:30 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
3-9m South of Sugarloaf |
Four Winns |
| August 24, 2020 | 16:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ayres Visitor Centre |
John Baker |
| August 24, 2020 | 20:10 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of the Sound |
Cheryl Moorhouse |
| August 17, 2020 | 10:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Leaping | 70 |
Between Chasms and Port St Mary |
Liz Charter, Neil Barron, Kirrie Jenkins, Leigh Morris |
| August 15, 2020 | 08:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of the Calf |
Neil |
| August 15, 2020 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Bride |
Juan Lace |
| August 15, 2020 | 23:55 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Bow riding | 1 |
Clay head in the bioluminescence |
Kerry Fenna |
| August 12, 2020 | 13:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| August 12, 2020 | 18:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel bay |
Gethin |
| August 12, 2020 | 14:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 264 |
Langness |
Many |
| August 12, 2020 | 17:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey |
Neil |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| 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 |