Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 13, 2019 21:00 Risso’s Dolphin 20 0 Tail slapping 10

4.5m West of Peel

David & Rosetta
July 12, 2019 15:35 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 3

Calf of Man East Coast (Kione ny Halbey)

Di Swayne (Calf Warden)
July 10, 2019 08:50 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 3

West of Calf of Man (Gibdale Bay)

Di Swayne
July 10, 2019 17:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 15

The Carrick

Neil barron
July 10, 2019 09:40 Risso’s Dolphin 18 0 Normal swimming 200

The Sound

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
July 10, 2019 15:50 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 5

S of Sound

Carol Woodall
July 10, 2019 14:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

South Harbour Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 10, 2019 12:20 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 20

SSE of Sound

Carol & Sue
July 10, 2019 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 25 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

North of the Calf of Man

Not recorded
July 9, 2019 14:20 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 45

W of Sound Car Park

Carol & Sue
July 8, 2019 16:25 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 120

Onchan, King Edwards bay

Carol, Bill & Sue
July 8, 2019 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 4

the stack calf of man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 8, 2019 15:15 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 2

South Harbour Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 8, 2019 15:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

South Harbour Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 8, 2019 17:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 20

Niarbyl

Sheila & Richard Norris

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall
July 12, 2022 03:00 2 Swimming 120 Port Erin Bay Charles Leclerc
July 11, 2022 10:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 7 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
July 10, 2022 21:20 1 Suspected feeding 6 Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Dermot Shimmin
July 5, 2022 09:00 1 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
July 5, 2022 15:45 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater
July 5, 2022 15:00 1 1 Swimming 180 Peel breakwater Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other
July 4, 2022 12:00 3 Suspected feeding 200 Peel breakwater to the headlands Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family
July 3, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
July 3, 2022 15:55 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
June 30, 2022 13:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig
June 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil