Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2017 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Ian Wilcock |
| July 6, 2017 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Ian Wilcock |
| July 6, 2017 | 18:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of the Sound |
Carol, Sue |
| July 5, 2017 | 21:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Chasms |
Neil Kelly |
| July 5, 2017 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 mile off Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden |
| July 5, 2017 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 miles off Port St Mary |
Alastair Macleod |
| July 5, 2017 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Dhoon Glen |
Bruce & Lisa Nelson |
| July 5, 2017 | 06:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Maughold |
Anon |
| July 5, 2017 | 17:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
2 miles off Port Erin |
Nina Shimmin |
| July 5, 2017 | 16:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| July 5, 2017 | 18:28 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 3 |
W of the Sound |
Sue, Carol, Bill |
| July 5, 2017 | 20:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
South of the Sound |
Carol & Bill |
| July 5, 2017 | 20:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
SE of the Sound |
Sue, Carol, Bill |
| July 5, 2017 | 20:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
South west of the Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| July 5, 2017 | 20:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of the Sound |
Sue, Bill, Carol |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater |