Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2019 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Off Maughold Lighthouse |
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| July 7, 2019 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Normal swimming | 2 |
4 miles due east of Douglas |
Peter Quirk |
| July 6, 2019 | 13:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
The calf sound, down to south harbour |
Neil Barron |
| July 6, 2019 | 18:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Derbyhaven |
Sue & Bill Whittaker, Carol Woodall |
| July 6, 2019 | 20:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
S of Calf |
Sue & Carol |
| July 6, 2019 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
E Calf Sound |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 4, 2019 | 08:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Glenn Mooar, KM. |
Andy Ra |
| July 4, 2019 | 12:56 | Harbour Porpoise | 9 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Pani |
| July 4, 2019 | 08:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
SSE of Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| July 4, 2019 | 16:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| July 3, 2019 | 12:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey Bay |
Neil barron |
| July 2, 2019 | 04:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 2 | Bow riding | 20 |
Calf of Man |
Wilkinson family |
| July 2, 2019 | 18:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
South of Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| July 1, 2019 | 11:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 15 | 5 | Leaping | 10 |
12 Nautical miles North West of Peel |
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| July 1, 2019 | 16:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey Beach |
Stefanie Kerwin |
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 |