Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2018 | 14:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
NE Onchan Head |
Carol Woodall |
| September 29, 2018 | 15:04 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Douglas Lighthouse |
Carol Woodall |
| September 29, 2018 | 16:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Marine Drive. S of Arches. |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| September 29, 2018 | 12:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Douglas Lighthouse |
Bryony Manley |
| September 29, 2018 | 13:48 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Douglas Bay |
Bryony Manley |
| September 28, 2018 | 18:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
East of Douglas Lighthouse |
Carol Woodall | |
| September 28, 2018 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Marine Drive nearer the gated barrier |
Di & Dirk |
| September 28, 2018 | 14:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 17 |
3/4 mile off Marine Drive, level with Howe Farm. |
Peter Quirk |
| September 28, 2018 | 16:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
500 metres east of Little Ness. |
Peter Quirk |
| September 24, 2018 | 17:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Langness fog horn |
Carol Woodall |
| September 24, 2018 | 10:20 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Marine Drive |
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| September 23, 2018 | 17:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
Onchan Head. |
Sue & Bill Whittaker, Carol Woodall |
| September 23, 2018 | 09:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas Bay |
James Robertson |
| September 23, 2018 | 10:30 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas Head |
Martine Maurel |
| September 23, 2018 | 15:15 | Minke Whale | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine Drive |
Wendy Gawne |
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 |