Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2022 | 19:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
15 miles off Port Erin |
Nina Shimmin |
| June 6, 2022 | 19:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
12 miles west of Port Erin |
Nina Shimmin |
| June 6, 2022 | 10:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
2.5 miles off Jurby |
Luke |
| June 6, 2022 | 16:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Sputh east of the Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| June 4, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Bow riding | 30 |
10miles North of Peel |
Derek and Sarah O’Reilly |
| June 2, 2022 | 14:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
2 miles west of the Stack-Calf of Man |
Laura Stewart |
| May 31, 2022 | 17:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Not recorded |
| May 28, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Bow riding | 5 |
12 Miles SE of Douglas |
Neil Morrison |
| May 28, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
12 miles off Peel |
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| May 26, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Katryna Baptist |
| May 25, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Katryna Baptist |
| May 23, 2022 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
2 miles north of Peel |
Casey J fishing charters |
| May 23, 2022 | 18:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Ballagyr beach, Whitestrand |
Nic |
| May 7, 2022 | 13:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | Blowing | 10 |
Santon Head |
Craig Whalley | |
| May 7, 2022 | 18:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
W of Sound car park |
Sue & Carol |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann |