Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2021 | 17:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 29, 2021 | 18:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Carrick bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 29, 2021 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
West of Calf Sound off Cow Harbour |
Shona Boat Trips |
| May 28, 2021 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 60 |
Between Ballaugh and Kirk Michael |
Rachael Fitzpatrick |
| May 27, 2021 | 17:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 150 |
Peel-Point of Ayre |
Sara Ismail-Sutton, Mark and Jan Bale |
| May 27, 2021 | 13:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
.2 nm south of South Harbour Calf of Man |
Shona Boat Trips |
| May 26, 2021 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 25, 2021 | 19:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Douglas head |
IOMSkilly |
| May 19, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Off Peel Breakwater. |
Fred |
| May 19, 2021 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Puddle, Calf of Man |
The Calf wardens |
| May 18, 2021 | 19:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Spy hopping | 20 |
Fleshwick bay |
Unknown |
| May 18, 2021 | 07:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 345 |
Port Erin-Niarbyl |
Many |
| May 17, 2021 | 08:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Ben-my-Chree |
Colin Gundry |
| May 16, 2021 | 20:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel Castle |
David Dunn |
| May 15, 2021 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Stack Calf of Man |
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 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 |