Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 23, 2021 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 4

Off Castletown bay

Lan Lenartowicz
August 22, 2021 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 15

Point of Ayre

Kevin
August 20, 2021 15:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Ramsey bay

Vannin Veg
August 19, 2021 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Bradda head

Gary Ross
August 19, 2021 10:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 480

Point of Ayre-Ramsey bay

Brian Liggins, Joanne Wilson
August 19, 2021 09:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

South west of Peel

Not recorded
August 18, 2021 20:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Marine drive toll gate

Val Galpin
August 16, 2021 18:00 Unidentified Small Cetacean 12 0 Leaping 10

Port St Mary

Paul Ryan
August 16, 2021 21:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Bow riding 10

Peel

Mike Davis
August 14, 2021 12:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Big Head/ East Coast of Calf

Calf Warden
August 12, 2021 12:15 Common Dolphin 30 0 Bow riding 10

10 miles south of Calf of Man

Mark Cain
August 10, 2021 16:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 250

Peel breakwater

Thomas Giles
August 7, 2021 14:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 90

Peel-Whitestrand beach

David Bellamy, Maria Crellin
August 5, 2021 20:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Peel old swimming pool

Sara Ismail-Sutton
August 2, 2021 20:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

West of Port Erin

Nina Shimmin

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay