Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 20:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Marine drive |
Dawn Alexandria |
| August 9, 2022 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Scarlett Point |
Laura Stewart, Becky Norrey, Ste Marsh |
| August 9, 2022 | 20:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 15 |
500m off Kallow Point, Port St Mary |
Ranulf Lucas |
| August 9, 2022 | 14:30 | Common Dolphin | 30 | 3 | Bow riding | 10 |
Back of calf of man |
Anthony Killeen |
| August 9, 2022 | 21:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel headlands |
Kelly | |
| August 8, 2022 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 9 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
South west of the Calf |
Robert Fisher |
| August 8, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South of Drinking dragon, Calf of Man |
Robert Fisher |
| August 8, 2022 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of Sugarloaf |
Robert Fisher |
| August 8, 2022 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South west of Sugarloaf |
Robert Fisher |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Bay Fine |
Stephen Cowley |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Quarter of a mile out from Port st Mary breakwater |
Steve Knowles |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
The Bows, between Port Erin and the Sound |
Steve Knowles |
| August 7, 2022 | 17:05 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Half a mile out from Perwick |
Steve Knowles |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Peel bay to Fleshwick |
Too many to mention |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
6 miles off Peel |
Combine |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| 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 |