Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2021 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Ramsey |
Karen Wormwell |
| July 17, 2021 | 12:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Cow Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 17, 2021 | 11:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 17, 2021 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 300 |
West side Calf Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 17, 2021 | 15:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off the Point of Ayre |
Louise Samson |
| July 16, 2021 | 11:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Logging on surface | 50 |
Chicken Rock |
Kirrie and Phil Jenkins |
| July 16, 2021 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Logging on surface | 180 |
Niarbyl-Bradda head |
Phil Kirrie Jenkins, MWDW |
| July 16, 2021 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
(Gemini) off Port St Mary |
Robin Bennett |
| July 16, 2021 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Cow Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 16, 2021 | 18:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 15, 2021 | 14:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
Peel bay |
Theresa Hayes, Charlotte Greenbank |
| July 15, 2021 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 14, 2021 | 13:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Sue, Carol. Bill |
| July 14, 2021 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
East side Calf Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 13, 2021 | 17:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Carol & Sue |
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 |