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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |