Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2019 | 11:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SE of the Calf of man |
Anon |
| May 24, 2019 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Contrary Head (Peel) |
Colin Gundry |
| May 24, 2019 | 15:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
E of the Calf of Man |
Gemini Charter boat, Richard & Jan Cooil |
| May 24, 2019 | 16:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Leaping | 3 |
S of Spanish Head |
Gemini Charter Bob Taylor |
| May 23, 2019 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Glen Maye |
Mike Taylor |
| May 22, 2019 | 20:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
South of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 22, 2019 | 18:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 3 |
S of Sound |
Julian Simmonds |
| May 22, 2019 | 10:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
Off Port Erin bay |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 21, 2019 | 08:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Dreswick Point, Langness |
Anon |
| May 21, 2019 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Scarlett Point |
Anon |
| May 20, 2019 | 08:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
10 miles east of Douglas |
Chris Bowen (Steam Packet) |
| May 20, 2019 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Langness lighthouse |
Mark Kitching |
| May 20, 2019 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
8NM SSE of Calf of Man |
Richard Stain |
| May 19, 2019 | 09:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Grenaugh |
Anon |
| May 19, 2019 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
8 mile of Port St Mary |
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 |