Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2020 | 10:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Derbyhaven breakwater |
Liz Charter |
| June 9, 2020 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Blue Point |
Nick Pinder |
| June 9, 2020 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Blowing | 30 |
Fort Island |
Samuel and Euan Kinnish |
| June 9, 2020 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of The Sound |
Steve Wright |
| June 9, 2020 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
East of the Sound |
Steve Wright, Neil Barron, Jen A |
| June 9, 2020 | 15:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
West of the Sound |
Jen, Neil, Jean, Howard & Andrea |
| June 8, 2020 | 16:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Brian Liggins |
| June 2, 2020 | 08:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
West of the Sound |
Adam Tansey-Scales and Em |
| June 2, 2020 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Derbyhaven |
Liz Charter |
| June 2, 2020 | 10:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Niarbyl |
MWDW, Keirron & Kim Tastagh |
| June 2, 2020 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Bradda head |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| June 2, 2020 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port St Mary |
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| June 2, 2020 | 11:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Port St Mary |
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| June 2, 2020 | 13:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary |
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| June 2, 2020 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Ballaugh beach |
Lyndsay B |
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 | 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 | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family |