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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |