Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2021 | 21:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 20 |
Jurby |
Jacqueline |
| July 22, 2021 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Soderick |
Robin Bennett |
| July 22, 2021 | 18:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
South harbour, calf of man |
Calf Warden |
| July 22, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Blowing | 5 |
4 miles south of Langness |
Adrian Corkill | |
| July 22, 2021 | 16:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
4 miles south of Langness |
Adrian Corkill |
| July 22, 2021 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
3 miles south of Langness |
Adrian Corkill |
| July 22, 2021 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Cow Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 22, 2021 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Gibdale bay Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 22, 2021 | 12:30 | Common Dolphin | 70 | 30 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Maughold |
Keith Lelliot |
| July 21, 2021 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gibdale Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| July 21, 2021 | 19:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 110 |
Peel-Whitestrand |
Many |
| July 21, 2021 | 13:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 20, 2021 | 15:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 250 |
Fenella-Peel headlands |
Many |
| July 19, 2021 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Lower Lighthouse, Calf of Man |
CALF WARDEN |
| July 19, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Point of Ayre |
Robin Bennett |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |