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 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 |