Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| June 20, 2022 | 15:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Chicken rock, SW of the Calf of Man |
Jan G |
| June 16, 2022 | 13:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Phil M |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |