Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2021 | 11:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South Harbour calf of man |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 11, 2021 | 12:30 | Common Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 40 |
West of the Sound |
MWDW |
| July 11, 2021 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Daniel Woollard |
| July 11, 2021 | 09:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Ramsey bay |
Christ/Karen Wormwell |
| July 10, 2021 | 06:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Mollie Kirk |
| July 10, 2021 | 08:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kione Ny Halby, East of the Calf |
Mollie Kirk |
| July 10, 2021 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
S of Sound car park |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| July 10, 2021 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
S of Sound car park |
Sue & Carol |
| July 10, 2021 | 15:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
W of Sound car park |
Bill & Sue Whittaker |
| July 10, 2021 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
W of Sound car park |
Sue & Carol |
| July 10, 2021 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Blowing | 2 |
1 mile SE Calf of Man |
Adrian Corkill |
| July 10, 2021 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
3 mile SE of the Calf of Man |
Adrian Corkill |
| July 10, 2021 | 13:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Blowing | 1 |
4 miles S of Langness |
Adrian Corkill |
| July 9, 2021 | 17:50 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Leaping | 2 |
West of Sound car park |
Carol Woodall |
| July 9, 2021 | 09:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 265 |
Peel bay |
Many |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer |