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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil |