Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2018 | 16:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
East side of Calf Sound Black Head |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 4, 2018 | 09:52 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Black Head |
Neil Barron |
| July 4, 2018 | 14:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Stack (NW of the Calf) |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| July 4, 2018 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 3, 2018 | 21:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 1 |
S of Calf |
carol woodall |
| July 3, 2018 | 12:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off South Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 3, 2018 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 3, 2018 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2018 | 17:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SE of Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| July 2, 2018 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall |
| July 2, 2018 | 13:28 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Sound |
Neil Barron |
| July 2, 2018 | 17:48 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| July 2, 2018 | 17:32 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East side of the Sound |
Jenny Bury |
| July 2, 2018 | 10:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
South Harbour Calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2018 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
West of the Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert |