Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2019 | 10:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Keristal Beach, Port Soderick |
Neil B and a few others |
| March 31, 2019 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
200 metres west of Kitterland |
Steve Wright |
| March 31, 2019 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
MD tollgate travelling south |
Neil Barron |
| March 31, 2019 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Carrick rock, Port St Mary |
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| March 30, 2019 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Off South Harbour (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne |
| March 27, 2019 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
North of the runway |
Neil Barron |
| March 27, 2019 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Just north of the runway |
Neil Barron |
| March 26, 2019 | 18:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Sarah Whetstone |
| March 25, 2019 | 10:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Grenaugh |
Unknown |
| March 23, 2019 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Between Fort Island and Runway end |
Liz Charter and Mike Davies |
| March 23, 2019 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Between Dhoon bay and Marine drive |
Too many to mention |
| March 21, 2019 | 15:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Neil, many others |
| March 21, 2019 | 12:52 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Marine Drive, near Pigeon Streem. |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| March 21, 2019 | 13:02 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 25 |
Marine Drive, near Pidgeon Stream. |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall & Angela |
| March 20, 2019 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Off Douglas Lighthouse |
Neil |
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 |