Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2021 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of the Calf |
Peter Wood |
| August 23, 2021 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of the Calf |
Peter Wood |
| August 23, 2021 | 13:00 | Common Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Off Castletown bay |
Lan Lenartowicz |
| August 23, 2021 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Off Castletown bay |
Lan Lenartowicz |
| August 22, 2021 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Point of Ayre |
Kevin |
| August 20, 2021 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Vannin Veg |
| August 19, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bradda head |
Gary Ross |
| August 19, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 480 |
Point of Ayre-Ramsey bay |
Brian Liggins, Joanne Wilson |
| August 19, 2021 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South west of Peel |
Not recorded |
| August 18, 2021 | 20:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Val Galpin |
| August 16, 2021 | 18:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 12 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Port St Mary |
Paul Ryan |
| August 16, 2021 | 21:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Peel |
Mike Davis |
| August 14, 2021 | 12:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Big Head/ East Coast of Calf |
Calf Warden |
| August 12, 2021 | 12:15 | Common Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
10 miles south of Calf of Man |
Mark Cain |
| August 10, 2021 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 250 |
Peel breakwater |
Thomas Giles |
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 |