Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| June 15, 2022 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 6 |
1 mile south of Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| June 15, 2022 | 18:42 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| June 15, 2022 | 18:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 1 |
Carrick Bay |
Dermot Shimmin |
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 |