Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2021 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East of calf sound |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 7, 2021 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 7, 2021 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 7, 2021 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 6, 2021 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Ramsey Queens Pier to Port Lewaigue |
Chris P Kilford, James Robertson and more |
| July 6, 2021 | 12:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 27 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Chicken Rock |
Fourwinns |
| July 6, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Neil Bryden |
| July 5, 2021 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
East of the Calf |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 5, 2021 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Cow Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 5, 2021 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Paul Quayle |
| July 4, 2021 | 14:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Behind Peel castle |
Sammi, Amy, Sam, Peter and Tim |
| July 4, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 3, 2021 | 15:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
SW of Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| July 3, 2021 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Kirk Michael |
Jenson |
| July 3, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |