Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2018 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 19, 2018 | 17:15 | Common Dolphin | 14 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Just outside of Port Erin Bay, swimming south past Bradda, heading south towards the Chickens |
Sophie Costain |
| July 18, 2018 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
The Chasms |
Kirriw Jenkins, MWDW |
| July 18, 2018 | 13:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive |
Mike Kelly |
| July 17, 2018 | 17:00 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
1 mile off Peel |
Scott Filbey, Jess |
| July 16, 2018 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Half mile off Perwick Bay |
Andy Green |
| July 16, 2018 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 25 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Port Erin Bay- the Sound |
Stuart Alexander, many |
| July 10, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
East side of the Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 10, 2018 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 2 | Spy hopping | 12 |
Close in Off Bradda Head |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 10, 2018 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Off Langness |
Richard Norris |
| July 9, 2018 | 09:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Castletown Bay |
Robin Wootton |
| July 8, 2018 | 10:13 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
off Glen Maye |
Brian Maddrell |
| July 8, 2018 | 13:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off Glen Maye |
Brian Maddrell |
| July 8, 2018 | 10:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Six miles South of Chicken Rock Lighthouse. |
Peter Quirk |
| July 8, 2018 | 13:57 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West Side of Calf |
Kirrie Jenkins |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others |