Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2018 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
The Stack Calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2018 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
East side of the Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 1, 2018 | 17:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 9 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Chasms |
Richard |
| July 1, 2018 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off Gibdale bay Calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 1, 2018 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Off Gibdale Bay Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 1, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Off the Stack, Calf of man |
chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 30, 2018 | 19:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 9 | 3 | Fast swim or porpoising | 6 |
Off the Chickens rock |
Chris Burton Shona boat trips |
| June 30, 2018 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin Bay |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 29, 2018 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Point of Ayre |
Bill, Sue, Carol |
| June 29, 2018 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Bill Whittaker |
| June 29, 2018 | 16:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 70 |
Point of Ayre |
Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall |
| June 29, 2018 | 20:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
S of Sound |
Sue, Carol, Bill |
| June 29, 2018 | 21:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
S of Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| June 29, 2018 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the Puddle Calf of man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 29, 2018 | 12:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Off Gibdale bay Calf of man |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |