Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2018 | 14:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Calf of Man |
Neil Barron |
| May 21, 2018 | 10:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port st Mary Ledges |
Janice and Richard Cooil |
| May 21, 2018 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off stack Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 21, 2018 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West side of the Calf |
Neil Barron |
| May 21, 2018 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
west side of the calf-Kitterland |
Neil Barron, Richard & Janice Cooil |
| May 19, 2018 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 19, 2018 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 18, 2018 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Jane Byrne |
| May 18, 2018 | 17:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
off the burroo |
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| May 18, 2018 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
off Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 18, 2018 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 6 |
Off the Calf Stack |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 18, 2018 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
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| May 18, 2018 | 11:11 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Not recorded | 3 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 17, 2018 | 19:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
North of Calf |
Robin Settrey, Sue Whittaker |
| May 17, 2018 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Port St Mary |
Mike Craine |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| 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 |