Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2017 | 20:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | Normal swimming | 1 |
E side of Langness |
Richard Norris | |
| July 15, 2017 | 13:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
NW of Kitterland |
Sue , Bill |
| July 15, 2017 | 13:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 105 |
NW of the Sound |
Sue, Neil, Bill & lots more |
| July 14, 2017 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South of Sound |
Neil Barron |
| July 12, 2017 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 18 | 2 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Spanish head to Black head |
Brian King |
| July 12, 2017 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | Leaping | 6 |
Off the Burroo Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips | |
| July 10, 2017 | 19:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
N of Calf |
Bill & Sue | |
| July 8, 2017 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Bay Fine Port Erin Bay |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips | |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Leaping | 30 |
Approx 500m east of Burroo Rock |
Steve Cowley |
| July 8, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
S of Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
SW of Sound |
Carol, Sue Bill |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 35 |
North and South of the Sound |
Carol Sue, Bill, Terasa Williams |
| July 8, 2017 | 19:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 3 |
West of Sound |
Robin Settrey | |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Between Bay Stacka and Perwick |
Nina Shimmin | |
| July 8, 2017 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Aldrick to Calf Sound |
Nina Shimmin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |