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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |