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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |