Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 2019 | 19:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| April 19, 2019 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
The Stack, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| April 19, 2019 | 17:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips | |
| April 18, 2019 | 13:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 80 |
Laxey bay to Onchan |
Too many to mention |
| April 18, 2019 | 12:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
Stack of Man |
Gemini Charter Bob Taylor |
| April 17, 2019 | 20:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 3 |
SW of The Sound |
Gemini Charter Bob Taylor |
| April 16, 2019 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Outside of Cow Harbour (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne and others |
| April 16, 2019 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Kallow Point, Port St Mary |
Neil |
| April 12, 2019 | 08:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour (Calf of Man) |
Mike Haigh |
| April 11, 2019 | 09:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Gibdale Bay (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne |
| April 10, 2019 | 15:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off upper lighthouse (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne |
| April 10, 2019 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Lower lighthouse (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne |
| April 9, 2019 | 18:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Off the Cletts |
Di Swayne |
| April 9, 2019 | 12:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
Santon head |
Neil Barron, Pete (WhatsApp) |
| April 8, 2019 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South of the Stack on the Calf of Man |
Di Swayne |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |