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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |