Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2019 | 10:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton – Shona Boat trips |
| June 22, 2019 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
East Sound Calf of Man |
Chris Burton – Shona Boat trips |
| June 21, 2019 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton – Shona Boat trips |
| June 18, 2019 | 10:00 | Common Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
10 miles South of Port St Mary |
Tom Middlebrook (vessel-Spray) |
| June 18, 2019 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| June 16, 2019 | 14:45 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Niarbyl Bay |
Lynda |
| June 16, 2019 | 12:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East of The Sound |
MWDW |
| June 13, 2019 | 19:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 20 | Leaping | 35 |
South of the Calf |
Discover Diving | |
| June 9, 2019 | 18:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South of The Sound |
Em Cleator |
| June 9, 2019 | 11:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Psm War Memorial |
Anon |
| June 9, 2019 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East side calf sound |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| June 5, 2019 | 10:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Sugarloaf |
Anon | |
| June 5, 2019 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Calf of Man- Chicken Rock |
Di Swayne |
| June 4, 2019 | 12:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Bradda head to Fleshwick |
Anon |
| June 4, 2019 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Anon |
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 |