Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Point of Ayre |
Robin Bennett |
| July 19, 2021 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas Head |
Robin Bennett |
| July 19, 2021 | 14:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Sartfield |
Laurence |
| July 19, 2021 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 19, 2021 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 18, 2021 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Fort Island |
Mike Radcliffe |
| July 18, 2021 | 09:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Lewaigue |
Unknown |
| July 18, 2021 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
East Side Calf Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 17, 2021 | 06:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 960 |
Douglas bay-Point of Ayre |
Paul Turton, Jon Russell-Dunn, and others |
| July 17, 2021 | 11:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Scarlett |
Sue Harvey, Richard & Sheila Norris |
| July 17, 2021 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
3.5 nm south of Langness |
Adrian Corkill |
| July 17, 2021 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
East of Calf of Man |
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| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |