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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann |