Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
The Chasms |
MWDW |
| August 5, 2016 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Scarlett |
Adam Kelly |
| August 5, 2016 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
The Sound |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| August 5, 2016 | 11:15 | Common Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Port St Mary |
Bill Holgate |
| August 3, 2016 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Fleshwick |
Anonymous |
| August 1, 2016 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Castletown Bay |
Peter Quirk |
| August 1, 2016 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Warts Bank |
Peter Quirk |
| August 1, 2016 | 12:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Calf of Man |
Peter Quirk |
| August 1, 2016 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
5mile off Niarbyl |
Mal kelly |
| August 1, 2016 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Warts Bank |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 31, 2016 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
Calf of Man |
Krzysztof Arciszewski |
| July 30, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
The Sound |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 28, 2016 | 17:25 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Sound |
Martin Holdsworth | ||
| July 28, 2016 | 14:00 | Common Dolphin | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
South east of the Calf |
Graham Hall | ||
| July 27, 2016 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 15 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
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 |