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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |