Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of The Calf |
Dani Crellin |
| July 12, 2016 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Leaping | 9 |
Calf of Man |
Chris Burton |
| July 12, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Calf of Man |
Chris Burton |
| July 6, 2016 | 15:56 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
West of The Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| July 5, 2016 | 13:47 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
2 miles off Port St Mary |
Stuart marshall |
| July 5, 2016 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Ramsey Bay |
Dilys Sowrey |
| July 3, 2016 | 17:08 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| July 3, 2016 | 08:50 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 5 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Douglas, seen from Ben-My-Chree |
Anonymous |
| June 24, 2016 | 15:41 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| June 23, 2016 | 07:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Off Spanish head |
David Wright |
| June 23, 2016 | 08:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Off Spanish head |
David Wright |
| June 23, 2016 | 08:20 | Common Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Off Spanish head |
David Wright |
| June 18, 2016 | 11:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Onchan Head |
David Cain |
| June 18, 2016 | 20:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
10 miles off Bradda head |
Dermot Shimmin | |
| June 17, 2016 | 21:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Ramsey Bay |
Eddie Sullivan & Colette Gambell |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall |