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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| 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 |