Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2021 | 12:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 27 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Chicken Rock |
Fourwinns |
| July 6, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Neil Bryden |
| July 5, 2021 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
East of the Calf |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 5, 2021 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Cow Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 5, 2021 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Paul Quayle |
| July 4, 2021 | 14:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Behind Peel castle |
Sammi, Amy, Sam, Peter and Tim |
| July 4, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 3, 2021 | 15:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
SW of Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| July 3, 2021 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Kirk Michael |
Jenson |
| July 3, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 3, 2021 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips | |
| July 2, 2021 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2021 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off Cow harbour Calf of Man |
Shona Boat Trips |
| July 2, 2021 | 15:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 35 |
Peel bay |
Sue Whittaker, Carol and Bill and The Jepsons |
| July 2, 2021 | 20:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of Sound car park |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill |