Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2021 | 16:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
East of Calf Sound |
Dermot Shimmin |
| June 27, 2021 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
East side Calf Sound near Cletts |
shona Boat Trips |
| June 26, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay with the Viking Longboats |
MWDW |
| June 22, 2021 | 21:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Seen from the Upper Lighthouse, Calf of Man |
Robert Fisher |
| June 22, 2021 | 20:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South of Point of Ayre |
Neil |
| June 20, 2021 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of the Sound |
MWDW |
| June 19, 2021 | 09:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 5 | Leaping | 10 |
Kallow Point, Port St Mary |
Andrea |
| June 19, 2021 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Lou, Christy deHaven |
| June 19, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Pigeon stream, Marine drive |
Brian Liggins |
| June 18, 2021 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Ramsey to Cranstal to Point of Ayre |
Andy McKinla , Greg Watson and Brian Knight |
| June 16, 2021 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary ledges |
Nat Lavery |
| June 15, 2021 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Kione Beg, Calf of Man |
Christa Worth |
| June 13, 2021 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Ramsey Bay |
Christopher Brown and others |
| June 12, 2021 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Ayres Visitor Center |
GoGreen.im |
| June 12, 2021 | 09:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Cow Harbour Calf of Man |
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 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 |