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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |