Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 24, 2016 17:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

The Sound

Graeme Healy
August 22, 2016 18:25 Common Dolphin 30 0 Fast swim or porpoising 65

Peel to Dalby

Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker, Paul Smith
August 22, 2016 20:50 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Leaping 5

South of the Sound

Sue Whittaker & Carol
August 19, 2016 19:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

West of the Sound

Sue Whittaker
August 18, 2016 13:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 95

West of The Sound

Cheryl Gatfield/Chris Burton
August 18, 2016 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 3

West of the Sound

chris Burton shona Boat trips
August 15, 2016 09:45 Risso’s Dolphin 10 2 Feeding or foraging 180

West of The Sound

Terry & Marie O’Connor/Chris Burton
August 15, 2016 11:15 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 2

Calf of Man

Chris Burton shona boat trips
August 15, 2016 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Bradda Head

Chris Burton shona boat trips
August 15, 2016 08:25 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Tail slapping 5

Onchan

Mike Kelly
August 15, 2016 20:30 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Not recorded 5

Perwick Bay

Dan Wood
August 14, 2016 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 5

Cow Harbour

Chris Burton shona boat trips
August 14, 2016 17:00 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 60

Peel Hill

Dave Dentith and Sarah Corlett
August 14, 2016 09:00 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Derbyhaven

Darren Watterson
August 10, 2016 10:30 Unidentified Small Cetacean 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Caigher point, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
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