Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2022 | 21:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Six miles NW of Calf Sound |
Nina Shimmin |
| July 10, 2022 | 21:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
2nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| July 10, 2022 | 19:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| July 10, 2022 | 07:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Ramsey bay |
Chris Swingler |
| July 9, 2022 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port St Mary |
Tom Veall |
| July 9, 2022 | 17:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Headlands end of Peel Promenade |
John and Ruth Black |
| July 9, 2022 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| July 8, 2022 | 17:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
10 miles south of Calf |
Helen Evans |
| July 8, 2022 | 19:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel Bay |
MWDW & Anon |
| July 7, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel bay |
MWDW, from Peel breakwater kiosk |
| July 6, 2022 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 720 |
All over Peel bay |
Most of Peel |
| July 5, 2022 | 14:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Laxey Bay |
Steve Gale |
| July 2, 2022 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Point of Ayre |
Andy McKinlay |
| June 29, 2022 | 20:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
1km SE of Sugarloaf |
David Bellamy |
| June 29, 2022 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 150 |
Ramsey pier-Laxey |
Mike Quine, Christine Blevins |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil |