Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2020 | 10:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 9 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Port St Mary |
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| May 3, 2020 | 16:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 5 |
Ballaugh/Jurby beach |
Evie Groves |
| May 3, 2020 | 16:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 19 | 1 | Leaping | 240 |
Fort island, Langness |
Richard and Janice Cooil, Liz Charter, Hannah Curtis, Cath Moore |
| May 2, 2020 | 18:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Keristal |
Linda Harding |
| May 1, 2020 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port St Mary |
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| May 1, 2020 | 20:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Lhen |
Kerry Coulter |
| April 29, 2020 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Behind Peel Castle |
Stephen Parry |
| April 29, 2020 | 20:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Lhen |
Kerry Coulter |
| April 28, 2020 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Onchan head |
James Robertson |
| April 28, 2020 | 16:30 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Balleria Beach, Kirk Michael |
Paul Rowley |
| April 27, 2020 | 13:50 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Little Ness, south across mouth of Port Soderick Bay. |
John Cowin |
| April 27, 2020 | 20:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Mooar |
Derek Neild |
| April 25, 2020 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Ayres visitor center |
Martyn Skelly |
| April 24, 2020 | 10:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Bradda head |
Graham and Jackie Hall |
| April 24, 2020 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Glen Chass, Port St Mary |
Graham & Jackie Hall |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth |