Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2021 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
West of Drinking Dragon, Calf of Man |
Neil Clague |
| July 2, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Gibdale point, Calf of Man |
Neil Clague |
| July 1, 2021 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Scarlett |
Vannin Veg |
| July 1, 2021 | 17:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Calf Sound |
Sue Whittaker, Carol and Bill |
| July 1, 2021 | 19:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
West of Sound car park |
Sue & Bill Whittaker + Robin Settrey |
| June 30, 2021 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off Chickens Rock Lighthouse |
shona Boat Trips |
| June 30, 2021 | 20:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Pooil Vaaish |
Vannin Veg |
| June 30, 2021 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary |
Lynda Quayle |
| June 30, 2021 | 21:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay |
Dave Corkish |
| June 30, 2021 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| June 29, 2021 | 15:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East side of Carrick bay |
Vannin Veg |
| June 29, 2021 | 13:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
South of the Calf Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| June 29, 2021 | 07:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Tim Crookall |
| June 28, 2021 | 10:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel bay |
Unknown |
| June 27, 2021 | 14:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
5 miles south of The Calf of Man |
Jessica Fairlie |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| 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 |