Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2018 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 25 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Calf Lighthouses |
Calf Wardens |
| April 4, 2018 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Langness by the lighthouse |
Graham Sutton |
| March 29, 2018 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 15 |
Ramsey bay |
Unknown |
| March 27, 2018 | 12:28 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
S of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker | |
| March 27, 2018 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | Fast swim or porpoising | 90 |
Marine drive |
Mike Radcliffe, Talitha Jane | |
| March 26, 2018 | 17:15 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Marine drive |
Rachel and Alex Myers, Tom Kelly |
| March 24, 2018 | 12:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Scarlett trail |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| March 24, 2018 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Nort of the Calf |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
| March 24, 2018 | 14:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East of the Calf |
MWDW, Neil Barron |
| March 22, 2018 | 11:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Soderick |
Neil Barron |
| March 11, 2018 | 10:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine drive |
Neil Barron |
| March 9, 2018 | 10:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Off Smeale beach |
Jerry Jones |
| March 9, 2018 | 09:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive (Keristal) |
Neil Barron |
| February 21, 2018 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Groudle |
Keith Sabey |
| February 20, 2018 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Soderick |
Neil Barron |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| 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 |