Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2016 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Port St Mary |
Iain Wilkinson |
| June 7, 2016 | 15:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 6 |
Calf of Man |
Chris Burton |
| June 6, 2016 | 15:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Karen & Richard Hooper |
| June 6, 2016 | 17:45 | Minke Whale | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
10 miles off Peel |
William Bailie | |
| June 6, 2016 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Langness |
Adam Kelly |
| June 5, 2016 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 1 | Blowing | 30 |
Langness |
Ed and Jo Duggan |
| June 3, 2016 | 07:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
1 mile East Langness |
huw fairclough |
| June 3, 2016 | 07:30 | Common Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Douglas head, from Ben-my-Chree |
Tom Felce |
| June 3, 2016 | 19:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
15 miles off Peel |
Tom Felce |
| June 3, 2016 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Castletown Bay |
Salma Shalla |
| May 30, 2016 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Langness |
Lottie Morris |
| May 29, 2016 | 11:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Middle of Port Soderick Bay |
Pete Quirk | |
| May 29, 2016 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Spanish Head, very close in. |
Rick Taylor, Alex Taylor | |
| May 24, 2016 | 07:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| May 24, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bradda Head |
Chris Burton |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |