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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |