Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 6, 2018 10:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

West side of the sound

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 6, 2018 12:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

off south Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 6, 2018 12:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

0ff the Stack Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 6, 2018 17:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Callow Point Port St Mary

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 5, 2018 12:40 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Off South Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 5, 2018 15:55 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Off South Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 5, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

off Perwick Bay Port St Mary

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 5, 2018 16:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

East side of Calf Sound Black Head

chris burton Shona Boat trips
July 4, 2018 09:52 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Black Head

Neil Barron
July 4, 2018 14:25 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

The Stack (NW of the Calf)

Kirrie Jenkins
July 4, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 3, 2018 21:10 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Leaping 1

S of Calf

carol woodall
July 3, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Off South Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 3, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Not recorded 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips
July 3, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

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 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
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