Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2021 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Bow riding | 30 |
Ramsey bay |
Will Ward |
| August 26, 2021 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Leaping | 20 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Adam Tansley-Scales |
| August 25, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Santon |
Brian Smith |
| August 25, 2021 | 16:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Fenella beach |
Amy Shelton |
| August 25, 2021 | 13:15 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
1 mile off Onchan |
Adam Denard (Pride of Mann) |
| August 25, 2021 | 16:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Dog Mills |
Vannin Veg |
| August 24, 2021 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Logging on surface | 10 |
East of the Calf |
Assistant Calf Warden |
| August 24, 2021 | 17:34 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Carrick bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| August 24, 2021 | 19:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Carrick bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| August 24, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel |
Cori Phillips |
| August 24, 2021 | 11:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Scarlett |
Yacht Kondor |
| August 24, 2021 | 11:40 | Common Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gansey bay |
Yacht Kondor |
| August 23, 2021 | 16:00 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Bow riding | 45 |
1 mile off Port Erin |
Peter Wood |
| August 23, 2021 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
South Harbour. |
Assistant Calf Warden |
| August 23, 2021 | 17:54 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Carrick bay |
Nina Shimmin |
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 |