Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2018 | 14:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Grenaugh |
Michael |
| June 24, 2018 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive |
Graeme Healy |
| June 24, 2018 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Anvil |
Neil Barron |
| June 24, 2018 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 30 |
2 miles off Castletown |
T. Mullarkey |
| June 24, 2018 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
The Puddle Calf of man |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| June 23, 2018 | 13:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Bradda Head |
Susan Whittaker, Shona boat trips |
| June 23, 2018 | 17:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
N of Calf |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker |
| June 23, 2018 | 19:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
E of Sound |
Carol Woodall, & Sue |
| June 23, 2018 | 14:24 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bay fine |
Neil Barron |
| June 23, 2018 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 23, 2018 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
off the stack Calf of man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 23, 2018 | 11:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
off south harbour Calf of man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 23, 2018 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
West of Calf Sound |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| June 21, 2018 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Marine Drive Douglas |
Kikkajane |
| June 20, 2018 | 20:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Carrick bay |
Neil Barron |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |