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 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 |