Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2018 | 21:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Onchan Head |
Ian Wilcock |
| June 9, 2018 | 21:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Onchan Head |
Ian Wilcock |
| June 9, 2018 | 12:01 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Calf of Man |
Danny Byrnes |
| June 9, 2018 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Back of Calf |
Christine |
| June 9, 2018 | 10:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off the west coast of the Calf |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 9, 2018 | 10:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 12 |
Off the Stack, at the Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 9, 2018 | 11:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Two miles off Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 9, 2018 | 17:14 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 9, 2018 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 9, 2018 | 19:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East Side of Calf |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 9, 2018 | 19:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Scarlett point |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| June 9, 2018 | 20:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 1 | Leaping | 70 |
Douglas Bay – Onchan |
Pete, Stephen, Maurice, Jennifer |
| June 9, 2018 | 07:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
off Perwick Bay Port St. Mary |
Dave Saxon & Arty Twizell |
| June 8, 2018 | 20:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Scarlett |
geoffrey rimmer |
| June 8, 2018 | 20:14 | Common Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas Head |
Voirrey Horne |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall |