Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2021 | 17:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 65 |
Laxey Bay Marine Nature Reserve |
David Bellamy |
| October 10, 2021 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Between Laxey Bay and Onchan head around 1mile offshore |
Martin Sewell |
| October 7, 2021 | 12:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay |
Jen Adams |
| October 6, 2021 | 13:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Toll gate, Marine drive |
Sue Harvey |
| October 4, 2021 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Point of Ayre |
Alistair Sutherland, Garry Curtis |
| October 2, 2021 | 16:55 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 65 |
Toll gate, Marine drive |
Greg Hogg and Brian Liggins |
| October 1, 2021 | 17:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Keristal, Port Soderick |
David Kelly |
| September 25, 2021 | 14:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Logging on surface | 15 |
Peel bay- breakwater |
Michael George |
| September 22, 2021 | 15:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
4 miles off Dhoon |
Roberta Harbisher |
| September 21, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Sue Harvey |
| September 20, 2021 | 17:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man. |
Sue Harvey & Lauren Stokes |
| September 20, 2021 | 11:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Mike Kelly |
| September 20, 2021 | 13:35 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Sue, Bill, Carol |
| September 19, 2021 | 16:25 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
MWDW |
| September 19, 2021 | 18:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Spy hopping | 30 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall |
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 |