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 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 |