Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2021 | 14:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Tail slapping | 25 |
Chapel bay port st Mary |
Joe Rotchell and Ciara O’Neill |
| October 24, 2021 | 11:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Gibdale point, Calf of Man |
Mairi Young and Lauren Stokes |
| October 24, 2021 | 12:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Gansey bay, Port St Mary |
FIona Jackson |
| October 22, 2021 | 08:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
West of the Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| October 17, 2021 | 16:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary breakwater |
Andrew |
| October 17, 2021 | 14:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay |
Tara Cawte |
| October 16, 2021 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Peel to Niarbyl |
Too many to mention |
| October 16, 2021 | 09:45 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 60 |
Cranstal to Point of Ayre |
Fred and Colin Gundry |
| October 15, 2021 | 12:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Blue Point to Ballaghennie |
Colin Gundry |
| October 15, 2021 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 3 | Normal swimming | 480 |
Peel to Gansey |
Ginny Keig, Neil and Jan G, Tim Cross |
| October 13, 2021 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive, toll gates |
Sue Harvey |
| October 11, 2021 | 13:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
0.5 mile off Toll Gate Marine Drive |
Val Galpin, Alice Quayle | |
| October 10, 2021 | 08:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
East of Langness Lighthouse |
Ollie Padget |
| October 10, 2021 | 11:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Marine drive |
Brunger | |
| October 10, 2021 | 10:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 4 | Fast swim or porpoising | 140 |
Laxey to Port Mooar |
Shane stigant |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann |