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