Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2019 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Garwick |
Neil barron |
| August 2, 2019 | 13:00 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 100 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary Point |
Sue Barron |
| August 2, 2019 | 13:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
East side Calf Sound off Big Head |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| August 2, 2019 | 12:37 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| August 2, 2019 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Off Bay Fine Port Erin |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| August 2, 2019 | 19:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Port Cornaa Beach |
John |
| August 1, 2019 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Douglas Bay-Port Soderick |
Many |
| August 1, 2019 | 13:00 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
7.5 miles east of Point of Ayre |
Tim Chittenden |
| August 1, 2019 | 12:00 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
6 miles NW off Peel |
Michael Coburn |
| August 1, 2019 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
East side of Calf Sound |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 31, 2019 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
East side Calf Sound |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 31, 2019 | 16:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 30, 2019 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 150 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Langness Lighthouse |
Ingrid & Geoff Sugden, Cherry Clayton |
| July 29, 2019 | 17:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
SE of Chicken Rock |
Dermot Shimmin |
| July 29, 2019 | 19:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South harbour, Calf of Man |
Dermot Shimmin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |