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