Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |