Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2018 | 17:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SE of Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| July 2, 2018 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall |
| July 2, 2018 | 13:28 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Sound |
Neil Barron |
| July 2, 2018 | 17:48 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| July 2, 2018 | 17:32 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East side of the Sound |
Jenny Bury |
| July 2, 2018 | 10:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
South Harbour Calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2018 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
West of the Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2018 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
The Stack Calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2018 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
East side of the Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 1, 2018 | 17:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 9 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Chasms |
Richard |
| July 1, 2018 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off Gibdale bay Calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 1, 2018 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Off Gibdale Bay Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 1, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Off the Stack, Calf of man |
chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 30, 2018 | 19:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 9 | 3 | Fast swim or porpoising | 6 |
Off the Chickens rock |
Chris Burton Shona boat trips |
| June 30, 2018 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin Bay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig |