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 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |