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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| 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 |