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 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |