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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |