Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2019 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
1.5mile off Jurby |
Anon |
| July 29, 2019 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 3 | Normal swimming | 60 |
SE of Calf |
Anon |
| July 29, 2019 | 17:10 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
SE of Chicken Rock |
Rob Annett |
| July 29, 2019 | 14:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
South Stack Calf of Man |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 27, 2019 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
East side of the Calf sound off the Cletts |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 25, 2019 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay fine Port erin |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 24, 2019 | 09:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
South of Cow Harbour (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne | |
| July 23, 2019 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine drive |
Ian Wilcock |
| July 21, 2019 | 11:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of calf |
Neil barron |
| July 16, 2019 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Dean |
| July 15, 2019 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Erin Bay |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 15, 2019 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Fleshwick bay |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 14, 2019 | 12:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
S of the Ledges, PSM |
Sue & Carol |
| July 14, 2019 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Calf of Man – Cletts |
Di Swayne (Calf Warden) |
| July 14, 2019 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 6 |
The Puddle 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 |