Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| July 26, 2016 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | Normal swimming | 20 |
Contrary head |
Thomas T H Felce | ||
| July 24, 2016 | 18:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Leaping | 45 |
North of The Calf of Man |
MWDW/Hopes and Dreams |
| July 23, 2016 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| 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 |