Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2019 | 10:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Ramsey Bay |
Anon |
| June 29, 2019 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Santon Gorge |
Anon |
| June 26, 2019 | 16:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South Harbour, Calf Of Man |
Port St Mary Boat Excursions |
| June 25, 2019 | 08:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 10 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
jim | |
| June 25, 2019 | 07:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 6 | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bulgham Bay |
Steve Taggart |
| June 25, 2019 | 14:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Dominic Dady |
| June 25, 2019 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker | |
| June 25, 2019 | 16:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| June 25, 2019 | 10:18 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| June 25, 2019 | 13:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 1 | Not recorded | 5 |
SE of The Sound |
Liz Charter |
| June 24, 2019 | 10:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 30 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1.00 |
Douglas Bay, Onchan side |
LOUISE Watt |
| June 24, 2019 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
3 miles SW of Calf of Man |
Not recorded |
| June 23, 2019 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
W of Sound Car Park |
Sue Whittaker, Terry & Jan Adams, MWDW |
| June 23, 2019 | 17:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel Castle |
Michelle & Paul Arthur |
| June 22, 2019 | 10:35 | Common Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Bradda Head |
Yvonne Mc Gearty O’Sullivan |
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 |