Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2018 | 10:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Cow harbour calf of man |
Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Erin Bay Fine |
shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Calf Sound |
Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 12:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 3 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Erin Bay Fine |
shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 12:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Erin |
Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
The Stack South west Calf of Man |
shona Boat Trips chris Burton |
| May 6, 2018 | 16:12 | Common Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Stack South west of Calf of Man |
shona Boat Trips |
| May 4, 2018 | 11:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 4, 2018 | 12:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker MWDW |
| May 3, 2018 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 5 |
Marine drive toll gates |
David Buttery |
| May 2, 2018 | 15:37 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 30, 2018 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
SSE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 30, 2018 | 12:03 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
SE of Sound |
Neil Barron & Sue Whittaker |
| April 30, 2018 | 14:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
W of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| April 29, 2018 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
SE of Sound |
Sue, Neil & Bill |
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 |