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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| 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 |