Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| July 9, 2021 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Chicken rock |
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 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 | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |