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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil |