Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2020 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 70 |
Onchan head to Marine Drive |
James Robertson, Ros |
| March 26, 2020 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 65 |
Fort Island |
Ali, Fiona Edwards |
| March 26, 2020 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Karen Gadsby |
| March 25, 2020 | 15:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
North west coast of the Calf. SC159667 |
R-Fisher |
| March 23, 2020 | 14:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Glen Wyllin |
Beth, Ben, Max and Holly Davis |
| March 23, 2020 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Cow Harbour. |
R-Fisher |
| March 19, 2020 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Fort island |
Liz Charter |
| March 19, 2020 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 75 |
East Coast of the Calf. |
R-Fisher |
| March 18, 2020 | 10:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South of the Calf Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| March 18, 2020 | 17:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Brian Liggins |
| March 18, 2020 | 17:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
The Burroo, south of the Calf of Man |
Aron Sapsford (Calf wardern) |
| March 18, 2020 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Daves Waves |
| March 14, 2020 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port Erin bay |
Beth Amy |
| March 13, 2020 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Mike Kelly, Brian Liggins |
| March 10, 2020 | 12:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Calf Sound |
Vannin Veg |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth |