Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2021 | 12:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay |
Malcolm and Bernie |
| June 8, 2021 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Too many to mention |
| June 7, 2021 | 10:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
1.5. – 2 miles off contrary head |
Jane Young |
| June 7, 2021 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
500 metres SE of Douglas Lighthouse |
Jamie Gelling |
| June 6, 2021 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Calf of Man |
Robert Fisher |
| June 6, 2021 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
1 mile west of the Calf. |
Robert Fisher |
| June 6, 2021 | 14:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Chicken rock |
Christiana Cannell |
| June 6, 2021 | 11:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Ballaugh beach |
Marie Crabtree |
| June 5, 2021 | 17:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Point of Ayre |
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| June 1, 2021 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Shona Boat Trips |
| May 31, 2021 | 19:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 10 |
Peel castle |
Matt and Amy |
| May 29, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Back of Langness |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 29, 2021 | 17:08 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |