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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann |