Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| August 2, 2019 | 20:15 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |