Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2022 | 19:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 35 |
S of Sound car park |
Sue & Carol |
| May 7, 2022 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
SE of Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| May 7, 2022 | 18:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
S of Sound |
C Woodall |
| May 7, 2022 | 19:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
SSE of Sound |
C Woodall |
| May 7, 2022 | 17:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Chicken Rock |
Caroline & Phil Roriston |
| May 7, 2022 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Calf of Man Lighthouses |
Caroline & Phil Roriston |
| May 7, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 600 |
Ballaugh to Contrary head then Peel |
Too many to mention |
| May 5, 2022 | 11:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin |
Cheryl Moorhouse |
| May 5, 2022 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 3, 2022 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
North of the Calf |
Carol & Sue |
| May 3, 2022 | 11:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
South of the Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| May 3, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North breakwater, Ramsey. |
Stuart McCudden |
| May 2, 2022 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of the Calf |
C Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 2, 2022 | 15:20 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Sound car park |
C Woodall |
| May 2, 2022 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
South of the Sound |
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 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 | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |