Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2019 | 20:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Perwick Bay |
Jen Adams |
| August 26, 2019 | 16:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
About 8 miles West of the Calf Sound |
Dermot Shimmin |
| August 25, 2019 | 08:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Inside Peel bay |
Many |
| August 25, 2019 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ballaugh Beach |
Billy Woodbridge |
| August 22, 2019 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
The Sound |
Gillian Tyson |
| August 16, 2019 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Ramsey Bay |
Neil and Monica |
| August 14, 2019 | 13:30 | Common Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
West of Bradda Head |
Barrule |
| August 13, 2019 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 9 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey seafront |
Neil Barron |
| August 12, 2019 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
Perwick Bay |
Simon Williams |
| August 12, 2019 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Perwick Bay |
Simon Williams |
| August 8, 2019 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 8 |
West Side Calf Sound off Kitterland |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| August 8, 2019 | 09:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Callow Point |
Neil Barron |
| August 3, 2019 | 11:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
The Sound |
Neil barron |
| August 3, 2019 | 13:50 | Common Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
S of Langness |
Team Taylor |
| August 3, 2019 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South Stack Calf of Man |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |