Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2021 | 17:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 15 |
Niarbyl |
Adam |
| April 4, 2021 | 08:00 | Common Dolphin | 18 | 2 | Bow riding | 75 |
2 miles off Chicken Rock |
Darren Watterson and others |
| April 4, 2021 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Blowing | 15 |
Peel bay |
Mandy Hewes |
| April 3, 2021 | 13:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 475 |
Point of Ayre-Jurby-Devils Elbow-Peel |
Phill Evans, Nick Pinder, Tim Roberts and daughter |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall |