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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |