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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann |