Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2018 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of the Calf |
Neil Barron |
| May 24, 2018 | 11:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 23, 2018 | 20:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Ballaghenny, Point of Ayre |
Louise Strickett |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |