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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |