Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2022 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
11 miles south of Calf |
Helen Evans |
| June 27, 2022 | 18:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Peel bay |
Jade |
| June 24, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Port Erin bay (1.5 metre water depth) |
Winstanley |
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Half a mile north of Calf Sound. |
Malcolm Stewart |
| June 23, 2022 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Laxey bay |
Many |
| June 22, 2022 | 15:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
1km south of Chasms. |
David Bellamy and others |
| June 22, 2022 | 18:22 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
1.5km south of Baie Stacka near Chasms |
David Bellamy |
| June 22, 2022 | 16:07 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
3km south of the Calf |
David Bellamy |
| June 22, 2022 | 16:14 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
2km south of Chicken Rock |
David Bellamy |
| June 22, 2022 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
4km SW of Calf of Man |
David Bellamy |
| June 22, 2022 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
5.5km SW of Calf |
David Bellamy |
| June 22, 2022 | 17:02 | Risso’s Dolphin | 11 | 1 | Leaping | 90 |
7km SW of Calf |
David Bellamy & others |
| June 22, 2022 | 20:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 14 | 1 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 60 |
1 to 3 km West of Chicken rock |
Jan G |
| June 20, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 35 |
Perwick Bay and Spanish head |
Anon and Alia Centofanti |
| June 20, 2022 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Peel bay |
Too many to mention |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill |