Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2021 | 09:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Onchan |
Paul Ryan |
| April 3, 2021 | 12:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Darran |
| March 31, 2021 | 17:20 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Langness |
Ellie |
| March 31, 2021 | 17:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher & David Bellamy |
| March 31, 2021 | 19:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Mid Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| March 30, 2021 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Laxey Bay |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| March 30, 2021 | 19:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher & David Bellamy |
| March 29, 2021 | 17:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Garwick Bay |
Robert Fisher |
| March 22, 2021 | 08:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay Marine Nature Reserve |
Robert Fisher & David Bellamy |
| March 19, 2021 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine drive, Toll gate |
Anna-Marie Frisby, James Joyce, and others |
| March 19, 2021 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Ramsey Bay |
D Jones |
| March 19, 2021 | 17:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 65 |
Peel Castle-Fenella beach |
Mark & Kris Johnston |
| March 15, 2021 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 100 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Cornaa-Clay head |
David Bellamy, Gez Sowrey and many more |
| March 15, 2021 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Bradda Head |
Zofia Kucha & Pawel Garczynski |
| March 15, 2021 | 12:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 240 |
Peel headlands-Jurby |
Sarah Flack, Tina Carter |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage | David Thornley, David Cooper | |
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam |